Hi all,
We have learnt a lot of vocabulary words the past week.....
Here is an overview of the type of vocab taught....
What is Imagery in Literature?
We experience the world through our five senses of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. Expressing these sensory experiences through words is using imagery as a literary tool.
Why use imagery?
Imagery is used by writers and poets to invoke these sensory impressions in the mind of the reader. It is a very effective style of writing which reaches out to the reader more easily.
Examples for you!
He fumed and charged like an angry bull.
He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm.
The taste of that first defeat was bitter indeed.
He felt like the flowers were waving him a hello.
The eery silence was shattered by her scream.
After that first sale, his cash register never stopped ringing.
The sky looked like the untouched canvas of an artist.
He could hear his world crashing down when he heard the news about her.
She was like a melody in flesh and blood.
The F-16 swooped down like an eagle after its prey.
The word spread like leaves in a storm.
The lake was left shivering by the touch of morning wind.
He lost his voice in the cacophony of conformity.
Her face blossomed when she caught a glance of him.
He could never escape from the iron grip of desire.
He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing.
The ants began their daily marching drill.
She was like a breath of fresh air infusing life back into him.
They fought like cats and dogs.
Can you share some examples please? Post your answers....thanks
Examples are:
ReplyDelete1)The man shot daggers with his steely gaze.
2)She paid through her nose for that handbag.
3)The prince was head over heels in love with the princess.
Wow! Malcolm, where did you get all those sentences? Are they in Google?
ReplyDeleteexamples are:
ReplyDelete1.Grandma's hugs burn my skin.
2.The pitter-patter of the rain against the window.
3.The gurgling sound of my brother slurping.
4.The shadows crisscrossed the rug while my cat stretched languidly in one of the patches of sun.
5.The gourgeous blue sky had the sun beaming down on the luscious, green feild of grass, while fat, brown-white cows chewed slowly on the grass.
6.The rotting on its skin made me realize what his entire body looked like, instead I turned away and listened to the way he peeled of his skin. He appeared as through a truck had just run him over while he was playing with fire, disgusted by his appearance I decided to what was best...Leave