Imagery and Inferring in Poetry

Which word is an example of sensory language that appeals to a person’s sense of touch?

• stifled

• salty

• soft

• shiny

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Which of the following is an example of sensory language that appeals to a person’s sense of sight?

• moist

• creaking

• quiet

• colorful

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Which of the following is an example of sensory language that appeals to a person’s sense of smell?

• minty

• lacy

• hairy

• fluffy

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What sense does "Watching rain falling

In drips and drops and showers," appeal to?

• seeing

• smelling

• touching

• hearing

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What sense do the words chattering, quacking, and screeching appeal to?

• smell

• sound

• touch

• taste

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The spring day’s breeze and the swirl of pink petals from the cherry tree tickled my nose and invited a sneeze.

Which phrase from the sentence appeals to the reader’s sense of touch?

• swirl of pink petals

• The spring day’s breeze

• tickled my nose

• from the cherry tree

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Imagery is created through all of the following except

• Metaphors

• Sensory Questions

• Questions

• Similes

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Imagery is most useful to

• Reference other literary works that will help the reader understand the meaning of the text

• Tell the reader important details about the past or future of what will happen in a story

• Create a vivid image in the mind of the reader that helps him or her understand what is happening

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Wandered Lonely as a Cloud":

A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze

What is the best explanation of why the quotation is imagery

• This is imagery because it helps the reader infer the color of the daffodils in the breeze.

• This is imagery because it creates an image of how the daffodils are moving in the breeze.

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The term imagery refers to...

• the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).

• an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

• visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

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