Now that you've learned a bit about imagery in poems, I want you to visit the following link to a poetry corner and choose 3 poems to read. While you read, pay attention to what devices (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) are being used in the poems.
http://www.angelfire.com/md/byme/pocket/poetry1.html
Assignment 2: Analysis
After you've read at least 3 of the poems, copy and paste the title of one of the poems you see into a post to reply to this blog. Point out 3 of the literary devices you think the poem used. Write the literary device you think the author used and the example from the poem to support your answer. Explain what the device is doing to help create imagery and sign your post at the bottom:
Example post
Poem Title: Ah-Choo!
Devices used:
1. An example of onomatopoeia in the poem is the phrase: "Ah-Choo!" I think this is an example of imagery because I can see and hear a person sneezing.
2. An example of -------- in the poem is the phrase, "------------------." I think this is an example of imagery because...........
3. An example of -------- in the poem is the phrase, "------------------." I think this is an example of imagery because...........
Mrs. Peterson
Hello class,
Here are a few definitions I found for imagery:
Imagery
- Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work
- The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
Imagery can be used in poetry in a lot of different ways. A few poetic literary devices used to create imagery are simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and personification.
Simile: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using "like" or "as" (e.g., as brave as a lion).
Metaphor: A figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common that does not use "like" or "as" (The mountain was a giant in a world of tiny people).
Alliteration: The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.(Sally sat singing on the seashore tossing seashells).
Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement. (I'm so hungry I could eat a giraffe!).
Onomatopoeia - The use of words which imitate sound (BAM, SMACK, PLOP!).
Personification - A figure of speech which endows inanimate objects with human traits or abilities (The letter waltzed through my mind).
ASSIGNMENT 1
Reply to this blog post and rewrite the definitions of imagery IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Below this definition, also use at least 3 of the literary devices listed above in a sentence. Sign your name at the end of the post. An example reply would look like this:
Example Post
Definition: Imagery is a writer's use of literary devices to create a picture in someone's mind.
Literary Device Examples...
Alliteration - A little lost lamb leaped largely through the land.
Simile- Rain drops are like jewels.
Personification - His chair grabbed his heel as he tried to leave the table.
by Mrs. Peterson
