The Red Wheelbarrow
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The Red Wheelbarrow is a brief, imagist poem by William Carlos Williams that emphasizes the beauty and significance of ordinary objects through vivid, minimalist imagery.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorWork | objectivist tendencies of William Carlos Williams ⓘ |
| author | William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly influential in modern American poetry ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the beauty of ordinary objects
ⓘ
the significance of the commonplace ⓘ |
| firstLine | so much depends ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Spring and All NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
concrete imagery
ⓘ
visual detail ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasFamousOpening | so much depends upon ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Imagist principles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | 16 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Imagism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | unmetered ⓘ |
| notableImage |
rainwater
ⓘ
red wheelbarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ white chickens ⓘ |
| oftenAnthologized | yes ⓘ |
| poeticTechnique |
economy of language
ⓘ
enjambment ⓘ line breaks to shape perception ⓘ |
| publication | Spring and All NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | book of poetry and prose ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | none ⓘ |
| setting | rural or semi-rural scene ⓘ |
| stanzaCount | 4 ⓘ |
| stanzaForm | two-line stanzas ⓘ |
| style |
imagistic
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
American literature courses
ⓘ
poetry courses ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday life
ⓘ
importance of ordinary objects ⓘ minimalism in art ⓘ perception and attention ⓘ |
| usesCapitalization | no ⓘ |
| usesPunctuation | no ⓘ |
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