Recognizing and Understanding Imagery

Which of these is the best definition of imagery?

• anything that is literal
• giving a human trait to something non-human
• language that appeals to the reader's five senses
•  descriptions that are not literally true

Which of the following statements is true of imagery?

• It is always visual.
• It often uses figurative language.
• It can only appeal to one sense at a time.
• It can only be understood if explained by the writer.

Which of these is an example of exaggeration (hyperbole)?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

Which of these is an example of simile?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

Which of these is an example of personification?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

Which of these is an example of metaphor?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

What imagery does Tennyson use in this excerpt from the poem?

• imagery of sight and touch
  
• imagery of smell, taste, and touch
• magery of taste and touch
  
• magery of sight, touch, and sound

What type of figurative language is used in the third line?

• simile
• metaphor
• personificiation
• hyperbole

Based on the images, what sort of place is Camelot?

• cheerful 
• a city
• gloomy 
• crowded