Imagery

Imagery

Mr. Swift

Open Ended

What do you think of when you hear the word "imagery?" What do you think it means?

Visual Imagery

Hatchet

"But the hatchet missed, sailed into the wall where it hit the rocks with a shower of sparks..." (75).

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"...as he stretched and raised it over his head it caught the first rays of the morning sun. THe first faint light hit the silver of the hatchet and it flashed a brilliant gold in the light. Like fire" (80).

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Open Ended

List some things that you could describe with visual imagery (a sunset, colors, etc.,.)

Auditory Imagery

Hatchet

"then he heard the slithering. A brushing sound, a slithering brushing sound near his feet" (75).

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"At first he thought it was a growl... but it was the wind, a medium mind in the pines had made some sound that brought him awake" (74).

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Open Ended

List some things that you could describe with auditory imagery (horn, piano, etc.,.)

Tactile Imagery

Hatchet

"His leg was instantly torn with pain as if a hundred needles had been driven into it" (75).

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"His fingers gingerly touched a group of needles that had been driven through his pants and into the fleshy part of his calf " (75-76).

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Open Ended

List some things that you could describe with tactile imagery (fabric, slime, etc.,.)

Olfactory Imagery

Hatchet

"The smell was one of rot, some musty rot that made him think only of graves with cobwebs and dust and old death. his nostrils widened and he opened his eyes wider...but the smell was alive, alive and in the shelter" (74).

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Gustatory Imagery

Hatchet

"He put a finger in it and found it to be sweet and tangy, like pop without the fizz..." (72)

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"It wasn't that they were bitter so much as they lacked any sweetness, had a tart flavor that left his mouth feeling dry" (59).​

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Multiple Choice

Describing the way something looks

• Auditory Imagery

• Visual Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

• Olfactory Imagery

Multiple Choice

Describing the way something smells

• Auditory Imagery

• Visual Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

• Olfactory Imagery

Multiple Choice

Describing the way something feels

• Auditory Imagery

• Visual Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

• Olfactory Imagery

Poll

How well do you understand today's lesson on imagery?

• I am very confused

• I need a little help

• I mostly understand

• I got this. It makes complete sense