Let me, Dr. A.I Chihuahua, teach

you about…

Imagery and

Symbolism

ImageryDefinition: …is when description is used to create a mental picture

(i.e. Image) in your mind.

EXAM-PILLS

Though I was on the sheer face of a mountain, the feeling of swinging through the air was euphoric, almost like flying without wings.

O my Luve's like a red, red roseThat’s newly sprung in June;

The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from within us.

This is Just to Say By: William Carlos Williams

I have eatenthe plumsthat were inthe icebox

and whichyou were probablysavingfor breakfast

Forgive methey were deliciousso sweetand so cold(William Carlos Williams, "This Is Just to Say")

The Role of Imagery Imagery allows a writer to show she means

instead of just telling someone. Imagery appeals to the reader’s five senses in

order to get him/her fully involved in the story

The selection is highly descriptive and vivid. It uses the language of the senses (seeing,

hearing, smelling, touching, tasting)

How Do We Recognize Images?

SymbolismDefinition: …is when

an object, word, symbol has a deeper meaning most often

standing in for something else.

MORE EXAM-PILLS!

The Role of Symbolism Strengthens the story’s theme Enhances the main idea

Pictures…if the author paints a picture in your mind through his/her descriptions

Repetition…an image is used continuously will often appear and be important in the end

How Do We Recognize Symbols?