Question

How would "In a Station of the Metro" change if the bough was bright and lively rather than wet and black?
A.)The station would seem cheerier.
B.)The poem would not be considered imagist.
C.)The people would seem less pleasant.
D.)The poem would no longer be a hokku.

Answer 1

Correct answer choice is :

A) The station would seem cheerier.

Explanation:

In this fleet poem, Cage explains watching faces seem in a metro station. It is unclear whether he is writing from the vantage point of a traveler on the train itself or on the platform. The background is Paris, France, and as he explains these faces as a crowd, indicating the station is quite busy.

Answer 2

Answer:

A.) The station would seem cheerier.

Explanation:

As per the question, the replacement of the words 'wet and dark' with 'bright and lovely' would alter the imagery displayed in the poem "In a Station of the Metro" and would make the station seem more cheerier. The imagist style employed by Ezra Pound exemplifies her modernist approach where she critics the conciseness of life and elicits a transient tone. If the imagery of bough is altered(through the change of words), it would seem more pleasant and cheerier as imagery functions to build the vision and imagination of the readers. Thus, option A is the correct answer.