Question

a jelly - fish visible, invisible, a fluctuating charm an amber - tinctured amethyst inhabits it, your arm approaches and it opens and it closes; you had meant to catch it and it quivers; you abandon your intent. - marianne moore, from a jelly - fish how does the enjambment in the poem reflect pounds third rule of imagism?

Explanation:

Pound's third rule of Imagism emphasizes rhythm through the musical phrase rather than a mechanical rhythm. The enjambment in the poem breaks the syntactic units across lines, creating a natural - flowing rhythm that mimics the fluid and unpredictable nature of the jelly - fish described. It allows the reader to experience the charm's fluctuating and elusive qualities in a more organic way, as the thought continues from one line to the next without a hard stop, thus adhering to the Imagist principle of a more 'musical' rhythm.

Answer:

The enjambment creates a natural - flowing rhythm that adheres to Imagism's emphasis on a non - mechanical, musical rhythm, reflecting the elusive nature of the jelly - fish.