D A N S E R U S S EB Y W I L L I A M C A R L O S W I L L I A M S

D A N S E R U S S E T R A N S L A T E S F R O M F R E N C H A S R U S S I A N D A N C E

T I T L E A N A LY S I S

I F I W H E N M Y W I F E I S S L E E P I N G A N D T H E B A B Y A N D K AT H L E E N

A R E S L E E P I N G A N D T H E S U N I S A F L A M E - W H I T E

D I S C I N S I L K E N M I S T S

A B O V E S H I N I N G T R E E S , I F I I N M Y N O R T H R O O M

D A N C E N A K E D , G R O T E S Q U E LY B E F O R E M Y M I R R O R

WAV I N G M Y S H I R T R O U N D M Y H E A D

A N D S I N G I N G S O F T LY T O M Y S E L F :

I A M L O N E LY, L O N E LY. I WA S B O R N T O B E L O N E LY,

I A M B E S T S O ! I F I A D M I R E M Y A R M S , M Y FA C E ,

M Y S H O U L D E R S , F L A N K S , B U T T O C K S

A G A I N S T T H E Y E L L O W D R AW N S H A D E S ,

W H O S H A L L S AY I A M N O T T H E H A P P Y G E N I U S O F M Y

H O U S E H O L D ?

P O E M A N A LY S I S

* I M A G E R Y* I M A G I S T M O V E M E N T

* A N D T H E S U N I S A F L A M E -W H I T E D I S C

I N S I L K E N M I S T S A B O V E S H I N I N G T R E E S ,

* I I N M Y N O R T H R O O M D A N C E N A K E D , G R O T E S Q U E LY

B E F O R E M Y M I R R O R

* I A M L O N E LY, L O N E LY. I WA S B O R N T O B E L O N E LY,

I A M B E S T S O !

* W H O S H A L L S AY I A M N O T T H E H A P P Y G E N I U S O F M Y

H O U S E H O L D ?

I M A G I S T M O V E M E N T

* Detailed Descriptions

* Precise Vocabulary

* Ren Taupin - It is more accurate to consider Imagism not as a doctrine, nor even as a poetic school, but as the association of a few poets who were for a

certain time in agreement on a small number of important principles

J U X TA P O S I T I O N S

* I A M L O N E LY, L O N E LY. I WA S B O R N T O B E L O N E LY,

I A M B E S T S O !

* I F I I N M Y N O R T H R O O M D A N C E N A K E D , G R O T E S Q U E LY

B E F O R E M Y M I R R O R

P O S S I B L E I N T E R P R E TAT I O N # 1

O N E C A N I N F E R T H A T T H E A U T H O R I S S A D , O R E V E N H A S P O O R S E L F I M A G E . H E TA L K S A B O U T D A N C I N G N A K E D I N F R O N T O F H I S M I R R O R , A N D O N LY W H E N E V E R Y B O D Y I N H I S FA M I LY I S A S L E E P. H E H A S A N A M B I T I O N T H A T H E I S A F R A I D T O S H O W, E V E N T O H I S FA M I LY

I R O N Y

W H O S H A L L S AY I A M N O T T H E H A P P Y G E N I U S O F M Y H O U S E H O L D ?

P O S S I B L E I N T E R P R E TAT I O N # 2

T H E A U T H O R C O U L D B E A S H A M E D O F H I S A M B I T I O N , B U T H E H A S T H E A M B I T I O N T O K E E P G O I N G . H E TA L K S A B O U T H O W H E I S T H E H A P P I E S T P E R S O N , O R T H E G E N I U S O F H I S H O U S E H O L D F O R D O I N G S U C H A T H I N G .

P O S S I B L E I N T E R P R E TAT I O N # 3

T H E A U T H O R D O E S N O T L I T E R A L LY M E A N D A N C I N G , B U T I N S T E A D H E I S M A K I N G A S TA T E M E N T A B O U T F O L L O W I N G Y O U R PA S S I O N S , E V E N I F Y O U R E E M B A R R A S S E D . T H E A U T H O R I S P R O M O T I N G B E I N G P R O U D O F Y O U R S E L F, A N D N O T L E T T I N G A N Y T H I N G G E T I N T H E W A Y O F W H A T Y O U E N J O Y D O I N G .

T H E M E S

Happiness

Self Image

Determination

Passion