Lp 03.09 imagery and symbolism

1. Literary Term: Imagery Definition: The use of language to bring to mind a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.

2. Literary Term: Imagery Imagery can give the reader an impression of any of the five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound.

3. Imagery Examples “The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud .”

4. Imagery Examples “I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me .” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7_u5YQ0aQw

5. Literary Terms: Symbolism Definition: A person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself .

6. WRITE DOWN: What are some symbols we have in our daily lives?

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tv6gQgj0VQ

8. WRITE DOWN: What can an owl represent as a symbol?

9. WRITE DOWN: What can a bird represent as a symbol?

10. HOMEWORK READING : (Period 1) Bless Me, Ultima C11 p106-121 IMAGERY and SYMBOLISM : L ook for an example of imagery and symbolism within the book. Write down the quote and page number with the symbol and what you think that symbol represents .

11. HOMEWORK READING : ( Period 2, 3, 5) The House of the Spirits C4 p141-147 IMAGERY and SYMBOLISM : Look for an example of imagery and symbolism within the book. Write down the quote and page number with the symbol and what you think that symbol represents .