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Imagery In Poetry
The use of imagery is to show a story rather tell the story. With details, the image will come alive and translate to the reader's imagination. Using
sensory details helps create a realistic experience. Some types of imagery are visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, organic, and kinesthetic.
The function of imagery is to transform a story into a piece of art. It makes poetry easier to understand because the reader is able to see what the
poet is trying to demonstrate. ВЁOn Reading Poems to a Senior class at South HighВЁ uses imagery to form an experience where believing in
yourself can be impactful not just to ourselves, but to others. In the beginning of the poem, the imagery is the senior class are sitting closely like
fish placed...show more content...
ВЁ...and then I heard the sounds of fish in an aquarium...ВЁ In an aquarium, fish are very quiet and all a person can hear is the bubbles the
fish are making. The ВЁsounds of fishВЁ can be the low murmur between the students or students getting their supplies ready for the class.
ВЁ...and I knew that though I had tried to drown them with my words...ВЁ The speaker could be drowning out the background noise so she is
able to focus on the poem. ВЁ...that they had only opened up like gills for them and let me in.ВЁ The students started paying attention, they
started to let the words of the poem in, just like how fish open up their gills to let in a breath. Since they started listening carefully, the words
that the speaker is reading is making a huge impact on the students because just like this poem, they might be experiencing something amazing
or they might be feeling something. This stanza allows the reader to experience how words can lift you up your feet and just drop you because
they can hit you hard. Poetry might be boring to some people but once they analyze it and understood it, they are going to be able to have a
connection with poetry. Poetry gives us experience that we haven't been through or we
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Imagery In Poetry

  • 1. Imagery In Poetry The use of imagery is to show a story rather tell the story. With details, the image will come alive and translate to the reader's imagination. Using sensory details helps create a realistic experience. Some types of imagery are visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, organic, and kinesthetic. The function of imagery is to transform a story into a piece of art. It makes poetry easier to understand because the reader is able to see what the poet is trying to demonstrate. ВЁOn Reading Poems to a Senior class at South HighВЁ uses imagery to form an experience where believing in yourself can be impactful not just to ourselves, but to others. In the beginning of the poem, the imagery is the senior class are sitting closely like fish placed...show more content... ВЁ...and then I heard the sounds of fish in an aquarium...ВЁ In an aquarium, fish are very quiet and all a person can hear is the bubbles the fish are making. The ВЁsounds of fishВЁ can be the low murmur between the students or students getting their supplies ready for the class. ВЁ...and I knew that though I had tried to drown them with my words...ВЁ The speaker could be drowning out the background noise so she is able to focus on the poem. ВЁ...that they had only opened up like gills for them and let me in.ВЁ The students started paying attention, they started to let the words of the poem in, just like how fish open up their gills to let in a breath. Since they started listening carefully, the words that the speaker is reading is making a huge impact on the students because just like this poem, they might be experiencing something amazing or they might be feeling something. This stanza allows the reader to experience how words can lift you up your feet and just drop you because they can hit you hard. Poetry might be boring to some people but once they analyze it and understood it, they are going to be able to have a connection with poetry. Poetry gives us experience that we haven't been through or we Get more content on HelpWriting.net