Imagery

Imagery

Imagery

Imagery: vivid language designed to appeal to these senses
Even though we associate "image" with sight, imagery could also play on the senses of touch, taste, hearing, and scent.











Source: Oregon State University

-Sight-- Trees blowing in the wind
-Smell-- Rain
-Sound--Voices calling out, birds tweeting

Image

-"...the tops of trees that were all aquiver with new spring life."
-"The delicious breath of rain was in the air."
-"...a peddler was crying his wares.  The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering..."

Text

Example: "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

"She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with new spring life.  The delicious breath of rain was in the air.  In the street below a peddler was crying his wares.  The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves."

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Fall

The chilly weather settles into your bones. ​

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Those once green leaves turn

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CRRNCH! go the leaves,,

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The birds fly in a victory “V” formation,

what the word implies— the nuances and shades of meaning that the word carries with it

Connotation

plain and direct meaning—its explicit meaning








Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Denotation

Denotation vs. Connotation
These two terms refer to a word's meaning

Denotation and Connotation Example

Childlike vs. Childish

Sometimes words that look similar and share a denotation have different connotations.
Childlike and childish have denotation of “resembling a child.”
-Childlike has connotations of innocence, trust, simplicity, and candidness
-Childish has connotations of immaturity and lack of poise
Describing an adult as “childlike” is very different from describing that person as “childish.”


Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Match

Match the following words to their connotations

• Boast

• Envious

• Generous

• Resilient

• Optimistic

having a too high opinion of yourself

resentful of others, not satisfied

willing to go above and beyond

able to recover quickly from tough stuff

hopeful and confident about the future

• having a too high opinion of yourself

• resentful of others, not satisfied

• willing to go above and beyond

• able to recover quickly from tough stuff

• hopeful and confident about the future