what is imagery?

1. IMAGERY
What is figurative language?)

2. WHAT WILL I LEARN TODAY?
 What a poet does
 Imagery (What is figurative language?)

4. Can you tell
me what this
is?

13. Image
• An ”image” is “a word
or sequence of words
that refers to any
sensory experience”

14. Imagery
• We’re going to look at two
types of language:
• figurative imagery
• and literal imagery
•

15. Figurative vs. Literal
• To understand figurative
imagery,
• one has to understand the
difference between
– figurative and literal

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21. What is figurative language?
• Whenever you describe something by
comparing it with something else,
you are using figurative language.

22. Imagery in poetry
• Poets often create
images or enhance
meaning by comparing
one thing to another for
special effect.

23. Figurative Language
• means more than what it says
on the surface.
• It usually gives us a feeling
about its subject.

24. Figurative Language
• Poets use figurative language
and literal language.
• Conscious of the difference.
• Otherwise, a poem may make
no sense at all.

25. An image conveys…
What are your five senses?
Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste,
and Smell
• An image conveys a sense
perception , i.e., a visual
picture, a sound, a feeling of
touch, a taste, or an odor

26. Literal

27. Literal
• My meaning is exactly
what I say

31. Figurative

32. Figurative
• “let’s go chill”

33. ?

34. Figurative
• Nothing to do with
temperature

35. Figurative
• I’m not suggesting we
get into the freezer

36. Figurative
• …means let’s relax
together and do
something fun

37. Figurative vs. Literal
• Confused?
• Think of it this way:
–Literal as real
–Figurative as imaginary

38. Why Figurative Language?
• Also known as
descriptive language, or
poetic language
–figurative language helps
the writer paint a picture
in the reader’s mind.

39. Why Figurative Language?
• You know descriptive,
–that’s when you describe
something.

40. Why Figurative Language?
• Poetic language,
Figurative language:
–helps paint a picture in
the reader’s mind.

41. Again: Figurative Language
• Figurative Language
does not always mean
what is being said or
read
–but serves to make it
more interesting.