Page 6 Finding Imagery in Poetry

Being able to sense or to find the imagery is important to poetry reading.

  • In the example below, what might you infer about the emotions you might feel while smelling the roses?



Sense


Imagine the sense of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch in the poem.
  1. In which unusual categories are objects, animals, or people placed?
  2. What action is happening in the poem?
  3. How did the poet create these images?


Poetry Chart: Steps 1 and 2

 
Step 1

Listen
(Lessons 1 and 2)
  1. Read the poem aloud slowly and clearly.
  2. Pause where there is punctuation, not at the ends of lines.
  3. Consider tone (emotion expressed by reading)
Step 2

Sense
(Lesson 3)
  1. Imagine the sense of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch in the poem.
  2. In which unusual categories are objects, animals, or people placed?
  3. What action is happening in the poem?
  4. How did the poet create these images?



Read the poem "Poet (for Irina Ratushinskaya) on page 174 of SightLines 7/8.  



Show What You Know

In your downloaded assignment file for Lesson 3, complete Sections 1 and 2.  Be sure to save your work.


When you have completed all parts of Assignment 3,

  • be sure you have renamed your file (YOURNAME)la 8-3-3 
  • upload the completed assignment into the 3.3 Assignment file.
Check your dropbox in two to three days for your marked assignment with feedback from your teacher.