Which two attributes of this poem by ezra pound are characteristic of modernist poetry? in a station of the metro the apparition of faces in the crowd; petals on a wet, black bough. the economic use of language the absence of allusions to other works the lack of any indication of what the speaker thinks a precise image conveyed through an unexpected metaphor the close relation between the title and the poem

- the economic use of language

- a precise image conveyed through an unexpected metaphor

Explanation:

'In a Station of the Metro' is a very precise poem by Ezra Pound which exhibits the characteristics of modernist poetry that include:

- the economic use of language

- a precise image conveyed through an unexpected metaphor

The poet has tried to convey his message in minimum words (merely two lines) by using the metaphorical approach where he has linked the faces in the crowd to the wet, fallen flower petals on a bough.