Objectivist poets
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Objectivist poets were a group of early 20th-century American modernist writers who emphasized clarity, sincerity, and the poem as a crafted object, including figures such as Louis Zukofsky, George Oppen, and Charles Reznikoff.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Objectivist poets canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Objectivist poets Context triple: [Robert Duncan–Jack Spicer circle, influencedBy, Objectivist poets]
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Fireside Poets
The Fireside Poets were a group of 19th-century New England writers known for their accessible, morally themed, and often patriotic poetry that was widely read in American households.
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Symbolist poets
Symbolist poets were late 19th-century writers who emphasized suggestion, musicality, and evocative imagery to express inner emotions and spiritual realities rather than direct description.
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Acmeism
Acmeism was an early 20th-century Russian literary movement that emphasized clarity, craftsmanship, and concrete imagery in poetry as a reaction against Symbolism.
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Neoteric poetry
Neoteric poetry was a Hellenistic-influenced Roman literary movement characterized by its polished style, learned allusions, and focus on personal, often playful or erotic themes rather than grand epic subjects.
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Dunbar Poets
Dunbar Poets is the boys’ basketball team of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland, renowned as a national powerhouse that has produced numerous elite college and professional players.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Objectivist poets Target entity description: Objectivist poets were a group of early 20th-century American modernist writers who emphasized clarity, sincerity, and the poem as a crafted object, including figures such as Louis Zukofsky, George Oppen, and Charles Reznikoff.
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A.
Fireside Poets
The Fireside Poets were a group of 19th-century New England writers known for their accessible, morally themed, and often patriotic poetry that was widely read in American households.
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B.
Symbolist poets
Symbolist poets were late 19th-century writers who emphasized suggestion, musicality, and evocative imagery to express inner emotions and spiritual realities rather than direct description.
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C.
Acmeism
Acmeism was an early 20th-century Russian literary movement that emphasized clarity, craftsmanship, and concrete imagery in poetry as a reaction against Symbolism.
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D.
Neoteric poetry
Neoteric poetry was a Hellenistic-influenced Roman literary movement characterized by its polished style, learned allusions, and focus on personal, often playful or erotic themes rather than grand epic subjects.
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E.
Dunbar Poets
Dunbar Poets is the boys’ basketball team of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland, renowned as a national powerhouse that has produced numerous elite college and professional players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American modernist movement
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group of poets ⓘ literary movement ⓘ |
| associatedEditor |
Harriet Monroe
NERFINISHED
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Louis Zukofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPublication | Poetry magazine ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
attention to historical and social reality
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objectification of the poem ⓘ sincerity in perception ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
literature
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poetry ⓘ |
| genre | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Basil Bunting
NERFINISHED
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Carl Rakosi NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Reznikoff NERFINISHED ⓘ George Oppen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Rexroth NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorine Niedecker NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Zukofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Language poets
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later American avant-garde poetry ⓘ postwar American modernist poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ezra Pound
NERFINISHED
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Imagism NERFINISHED ⓘ William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ high modernism ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
colloquial speech
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plain diction ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | American modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacteristic |
attention to craftsmanship
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concrete imagery ⓘ economic use of language ⓘ emphasis on clarity ⓘ emphasis on sincerity ⓘ focus on the poem as an object ⓘ |
| movement | modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Basil Bunting
NERFINISHED
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Carl Rakosi NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Reznikoff NERFINISHED ⓘ George Oppen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorine Niedecker NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Zukofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Imagist poets
NERFINISHED
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New American Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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