Imagery Quiz

What is the BEST definition for imagery?

• When an author uses language that appeals to the five senses to create a picture in the reader's mind

• When an author uses literal, not figurative language

• Personification, simile, metaphor

• Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

What is the purpose of imagery in writing?

• To engage the reader by changing points of view multiple times

• To make the writing more interesting and help readers understand what is being described

• To excite the reader by using different writing methods

• To show the difference between dynamic and static character types

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

Does the following sentence contain imagery?

The beach was stunningly beautiful.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

True or False:

The following sentence appeals to the sense of touch.

"The air felt chilly, yet refreshing, as the summer breeze blew gently across my face."

• True

• False

• It depends on the context

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

True or False:

The following sentence appeals to the sense of sight.

"The temperature was a blistering 90 degrees and the hot sun burned my sensitive skin instantly."

• True

• False

• It depends on the context

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.W.6.3D

Does the following sentence contain imagery?

It was a cold morning at JFK Middle School.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What sense does the following passage appeal to?

"The thunder clapped loudly, startling the dog."

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

What sense does the following passage appeal to the most?

"The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unsustained light..."

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.3D

Read the following poem:

"The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson

"He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Close to the sun in lonely lands

Ring'd with the azure world he stands

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;

He watches from his mountain walls..."

This passage contains all of the following EXCEPT:

• Sight imagery

• Sound imagery

• Touch imagery

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the following passage:

"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs

"Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle. At the foot of the stairs, the match went out."

Which line from the passage appeals to your sense of sight?

• Squeaky mouse scurried noisily

• At the foot of the stairs, the match went out

• Clicking of the clock

• Striking one

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D