Formula Imagery an authors use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work YOU MUST FIRST DECONSTRUCT THE IMAGE AND THEN EXPLAIN THE EFFECT 1 Quote the image and identif ID: 961233
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Imagery Questions - Formula Imagery: an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work ** YOU MUST FIRST DECONSTRUCT THE IMAGE AND THEN EXPLAIN THE EFFECT ** 1. Quote the image and identify technique used (simile, metaphor or personification) 2. State the literal meaning of the image 3. Explain the effect of the connotations of the image in relation to
the passage You should assume that you are aiming to achieve six ticks per use of imagery formula : 1. Quoting 2. Specific technique in brackets 3. “Just as” 4. Accurate explanation of literal meaning of image 5. “So too” 6. Accurate explanation of effect of connotations in relation to the passage This is where you link your response back to the question/task . It will b
e easier to complete the imagery formula if you first identify the key words of the question/task. Examples • My love is like a red, red rose, that is newly sprung in June. • Reading that book kindled my interest in literature. • Like a skein of loose silk blown against a wall, she walks by the railing of a path in Kensington Gardens. • All the world’s a stage, and all the
men and women merely players. • “My love is like a red, red rose” (simile) • Just as a red rose is an attractive flower which is often given as a romantic gesture • So too this has connotations of beauty and romance and suggests that the object of the speaker’s affections is a delicate and beautiful person, towards whom he feels great affection. • “Reading that
book kindled my interest in literature” (metaphor) • Just as to kindle something is to set it alight or start a fire with it • So too this connotes the fast - paced beginning of something and suggests that the reading of a certain book has created an interest in literature, for the speaker, that will continue to grow. • “Like a skein of loose silk blown against a wall” (simile) • J
ust as a skein is a thread of material and loose silk is a delicate, pleasant feeling fabric • So too this has connotations of delicacy, sophistication and beauty and suggests that the subject, although very attractive, has a slight frame and is perhaps emotionally vulnerable. • “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” (metaphor) • Just as a stage is a structu
re upon which dramatic productions are performed and players are actors who play a part in a dramatic production • So too this suggests that all our lives are merely there for entertainment and are not to be taken too seriously, although they may be enjoyable, like a stage show. The idea that we are all playing parts suggests that we are all guided by fate or destiny and have no say in what happens t