Thursday, April 7, 2011

POETRY TERMS: Imagery ♥

IMAGERY!

Definition: Image is in the word, so it has to do something with images, or imagining. Poems relate to imagery by using descriptive words to set and image in the reader's mind. Each person will have different images in their mind because everyone has different brains.



Example:
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright -
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.
(Lewis Carroll)



Significance: The importance of imagery is that you can imagine what the poet is describing. It helps you understand the poem more, by using your experience to connect to theirs. Also to understand the meaning of the poem. I like the fact that each person imagine things differently. Everyone's way of thinking is different. Imagery is one of the things that are diverse to us humans.

1 comment:

  1. Good job getting started early. Keep up the good work.

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