A philosophical or artistic approach that emphasizes concrete reality and tangible objects rather than abstract ideas or theoretical concepts.
From concrete (Latin concretus, 'grown together, solid') plus -ism suffix (Greek -ismos, denoting a doctrine or practice). This term developed in 20th-century art and philosophy movements seeking to ground ideas in physical reality.
Concretism in poetry literally means using actual physical objects and shapes on the page rather than describing them with words—a poem about rain might look like raindrops falling down the paper, making you see and feel the meaning all at once.
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