•Think of a book / movie / TV show (the one you’re reading, a favorite, etc.) •Choose 3 characters. •On paper, create metaphors, using a grid like the one below, for each based on their personalities •See example below as a model Harry Ron Hermione Plant Purple Rose Red Cholla Green Fern Animal Lion Hyena Owl Season Winter Summer Fall Color ©Valerie Kittell 2012 What emotions come to mind when you see these images: Harry Color Purple Plant Rose Animal Lion Season Winter I think of regality, hope, bravery, sentimentality. Does this describe Harry Potter? ©Valerie Kittell 2012 Imagery--Definition Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. Sight Sound Smell Touch Taste ©Valerie Kittell 2012 Imagery-- Purpose To “place” the reader “there” To evoke emotions But, we all bring our own background– do we all feel the same emotions? Some say, Yes. They are the emotions the author intended us to feel. Some say, No. We are all different. ©Valerie Kittell 2012 Imagery--Types Direct “bare of leaves, outlined against the sky” Metaphor “a fork of black lightening, frozen into permanence against the white clouds” Simile “a posture like a question mark” ©Valerie Kittell 2012 Metaphor A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert. ©Valerie Kittell 2012 Simile A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands. ©Valerie Kittell 2012 ©Valerie Kittell 2012 ©Valerie Kittell 2012 ©Valerie Kittell 2012 ©Valerie Kittell 2012 ©Valerie Kittell 2012 Imagery-- Recap What is imagery? What is its purpose? What types of imagery are there? Make a list of imagery you encounter in your reading, along with the sense it’s evoking and the page number. ©Valerie Kittell 2012
