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WHAT WILL I LEARN TODAY?

What a poet does Imagery (What is figurative language?)

Can you tell me what this

is?

Image

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

Imagery

• We’re going to look at two types of language:

• figurative imagery

• and literal imagery

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Figurative vs. Literal

• To understand figurative imagery,

• one has to understand the difference between

–figurative and literal

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What is figurative language?

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

Imagery in poetry

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

Figurative Language

• means more than what it says on the surface.

• It usually gives us a feeling about its subject.

Figurative Language

• Poets use figurative language and literal language.

• Conscious of the difference.

• Otherwise, a poem may make no sense at all.

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

Literal

Literal

• My meaning is exactly what I say

Figurative

Figurative

• “let’s go chill”

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Figurative

• Nothing to do with temperature

Figurative

• I’m not suggesting we get into the freezer

Figurative

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

Figurative vs. Literal

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

Why Figurative Language?

• Also known as descriptive language, or poetic language–figurative language helps

the writer paint a picture in the reader’s mind.

Why Figurative Language?

• You know descriptive,–that’s when you describe

something.

Why Figurative Language?

• Poetic language, Figurative language:–helps paint a picture in

the reader’s mind.

Again: Figurative Language

• Figurative Language does not always mean what is being said or read–but serves to make it

more interesting.