Imagery
What type of imagery is this?
He took her hand and led her to the edge of the cliff. The verdant glades that spread before them dazzled her with every shade of green.
Visual Imagery
Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;
Doing more harm here than slander and lies;
On it is many a strong spirit broken,
And with it many a ________ dies.
good purpose
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes . . .”
Alliteration
"The more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed."
A. Allusion
B. Personification
C. Antithesis
C. Antithesis
In ______________, consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables are repeated.
Alliteration
Which of the following is the BEST example of olfactory imagery?
A. The air smelled salty, reminding me that the beach is nearby.
B. The warm doughnut tasted sweet with hints of vanilla and strawberry.
A
It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning
And robs us of courage we need through the day:
It rings in our ears like a ____________
timely-sent warning
The stars winked in the night sky.
Personification
One thousand stampeding bison thundering across the plains
Couldn't drown out the sound of my heart beating for you.
Hyperbole
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
Personification
Which type of imagery is shown?
The soft fur of the kitten brushed against my skin.
Can't is the father of ____________,
The parent of terror and ____________;
It weakens the efforts of artisans clever,
feeble endeavor; half-hearted work
You don’t have to be William Shakespeare to write poetry.
Allusion
The ocean of knowledge is vast and deep,
A treasure trove waiting to be reaped.
Metaphor
________________ is creating or using words that imitate the sound of the thing they describe.
Onomatopeia/Onomatopoeia
Which types of imagery are present?
"The golden sun dipped below the horizon,
painting the sky with hues of orange and pink.
The cool breeze enveloped me,
carrying the sweet scent of wildflowers."
Visual, Tactile, Olfactory
And makes of the toiler an indolent shirk.
It poisons the soul of the man with a vision,
_________________________;
It stifles in infancy many a plan
“That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
- Neil Armstrong
Antithesis
“By all means, move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.”
- Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada
Verbal Irony
Example: awfully good
Oxymoron
Which types of imagery are present?
The crisp autumn air filled my lungs,
a cool, invigorating sensation
as the leaves danced in the gentle breeze.
The vibrant colors of the forest
painted a breathtaking canvas before my eyes.
Tactile, Visual
It greets honest toiling with open derision
And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.
_______________________________________;
To utter it should be a symbol of shame;
Can't is a word none should speak without blushing
"I must be cruel, only to be kind."
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
Paradox
The whispering wind whispered through the willow trees, swaying like dancers in a gentle breeze.
Alliteration and simile
What is the difference between anaphora and epistrophe?
Anaphora is the repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences, clauses, or poetic lines.
Epistrophe is when a certain phrase or word is repeated at the end of sentences or clauses that follow each other.