Imagery Assessment

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF IMAGERY?

• Imagery is a literary resource that refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create an image with words for a reader.

• The primary method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.

• The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.

• A collection of written works.

Imagery in poetry appeals to the following senses.

• SIGHT

• TASTE

• SMELL

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

Why is imagery important? Choose the BEST answer. 

• It's there for fun

• It makes the poem longer

• It makes the poem more pleasant to listen to

• Imagery allows the reader to clearly see, touch, taste, smell, and hear what is happening

The car creaked every time it went over a pothole. Which sense am I describing?

• Sight

• Smell

• Sound

• Taste

Stacey's perfume was like sweet cherry blossoms.

Which sense is the author trying to appeal to?

• Sound

• Sight

• Touch

• Smell

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The sunset was the most beautiful they had ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.

• Sight

• Touch

• Smell

• Taste

Do animals have to be caught to obtain animal products?

• Yes

• No

Which one is not a color?

• color

• animal

• place

• old

I have a chair in front of me. I want someone to come and tell me its name.

What can someone do to lift it and bring it to tell me its name? (2)

Tom shivered when Mr. Connor leaned towards him.

How does the writer's choice of words show the relationship between the two characters? (2)