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Poetry and Artwork- Images
English 9
K.Shimabukuro
Imagery
Words that create images/pictures in your head
For each of the following paintings, write what the images are- describe what you see in detail
How are the images in these paintings similar to the images “seen” in poems?
Mona Lisa
Starry Night
The Birth of Venus
The Lady of Shalott
Imagery Assignment
Open the MLA formatted document Find a classical painting
Copy it onto the document In a bulleted list:
Identify the imagery Identify the mood Identify any metaphors Identify any symbols Identify any patterns
Example:
Imagery: there are four melted clocks shown in the desert with a bare, dead tree
Mood: the yellow makes it seem as though it’s cheerful, and the blue is calm
Metaphor: none Symbols: the clocks
represent time, the desert seems to represent isolation
Patterns: there are three clocks and the sky is divided from the dark foreground
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