Imagery
What is imagery?
A literary device used by authors to appeal to a reader's sense/s.
What is one example of a colloquial phrase?
to ride shotgun, to spill the tea, to clock, etc.
Make a sentence with a simile or a metaphor.
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TRIPLE POINTS:
Identify both formal features precisely: "The city never sleeps; the city never rests; the city never forgives."
Anaphora and personification
"The lemonade tasted like liquid sunlight." What kind of imagery is most prominent in this sentence?
Gustatory
What language do these words come from?
angst, kitsch, quartz
German
"Michael was as small as an ant."
Is a simile or metaphor present in this sentence?
A simile is present.
Use personification well and correctly to describe something in the classroom.
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In the line "The rusty gate shrieked as the wind clawed through the alley," this kind of imagery appears most prominently.
Auditory
What language do these words come from?
shampoo, jungle, thug
Hindi
"The lemonade tasted like liquid sunlight."
Is a simile or metaphor present in this sentence?
Yes, a simile is present.
Diction is word choice.
List every kind of imagery we've talked about and what sense it appeals to.
Auditory - hearing
Tactile - feeling
Gustatory - tasting
Visual - seeing
Olfactory - smelling
Synesthetic - any combination of senses
What language are these words from?
ballet, debris, technique, naïve
French
"Life is a highway."
Is a simile or metaphor present in this sentence? Explain what it is.
This metaphor compares life to a highway. It says that life is constant motion and values the journey rather than the destination.
This line is taken from Tangled's "When Will My Life Begin?"
"And I'll keep wondering and wondering
And wondering and wondering
When will my life begin?"
What formal feature is most prominent and what does it express?
The formal feature present is repetition, and it serves to emphasize how long the singer has been wondering.
"The velvet darkness wrapped around her shoulders." The word velvet contributes primarily this kind of imagery.
Tactile
What language are these words from?
ketchup, kowtow, tea, lychee
Chinese
"The roots of education nourish the branches of society."
Is a simile or metaphor present in this sentence? Explain what it is.
The metaphor compares education to the roots of a tree and society to its branches. The branches receive nourishment from the roots and cannot function without it, just as society cannot function without education.
In the line "The rusty gate shrieked as the wind clawed through the alley," this formal features is present alongside imagery.
Personification