Imagery in essay writing

How does imagery help us understand a piece of writing?

• By expressing how the author is feeling?

• By telling the mood.

• Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

My fingers lingered on the familiar leaves....

• sight

• taste

• smell

• touch

Is this an example of imagery?

"They ate food."

• Yes

• No

Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.

• sight

• touch

• hearing

• smell

Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence?

The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

• taste

• sight

• touch

• smell

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the _______.

• Tone

• Mood

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

• Mood

• Tone

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.

• space

• words

• height

• funny faces

What is the tone of the following text?

"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).

• angry

• pleased

• happy

• suspicious

She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting.

What is the mood of the passage?

• joyful

• romantic

• suspenseful