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.”
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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.
10. HOMEWORK
• READING: (Period 1) Bless Me, Ultima
C11 p106-121
• 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.
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.
