Imagery Lesson

Imagery

Why does an author or poet use imagery?

• To provide a sensory experience

• To establish the mood of the poem or story

• To help us imagine the story in our head and create a mental image

• To emphasis something

• To express emotions

Poll

What sense is this appealing to?

• touch

• taste

• smell

• sight

• hear

Poll

What sense is this appealing to?

• touch

• taste

• smell

• sight

• hear

Poll

What sense is this appealing to?

• touch

• taste

• smell

• sight

• hear

Poll

What sense is this appealing to?

• touch

• taste

• smell

• sight

• hear

Poll

What sense is this appealing to?

• touch

• taste

• smell

• sight

• hear

Multiple Choice

The author uses the sensory language above to -

• Help the reader see how the light is hitting the chimes.

• Emphasize to the reader that the chimes are happy.

• Highlight for the reader that it is a nice day outside.

Multiple Choice

The author uses the sensory words above to help the reader understand-

• the appearance of the field

• that the character feels dirty

• how the character is grumpy

Multiple Choice

Which words illustrate that the paper is old?

• yellowing, smudged

• yellowing, difficult

• pages, difficult

Multiple Choice

The author uses the sensory words above to emphasize how the boy-

• likes what he is playing

• is playin a game where he is an elephant

• is being very loud as he tries to escape his brother

Multiple Choice

The author uses the sensory language in the sentence above to

• emphasize how much Spencer hates apples

• illustrate the appearance of Spencer's apple juice

• emphasize how despite the drink being apple juice, Spencer is very thirsty