Imagery in Poetry
It's time for another writing assignment.
Start by reading this comic strip by Julian Peters, then follow the lesson steps below.
Lesson Steps
- Choose one panel of the comic strip. (A panel is a single image). You are going to write a reflection (at least two paragraphs) about this image.
- Click on the quiz at the bottom of the page. You are going write your reflection in the answer box.
- At the top or your reflection, write the line of the poem that your panel illustrates. Put that line of the poem within quotation marks.
- Now skip a line before starting your first paragraph.
- Your first paragraph should describe the picture. What do you see?
- Your second paragraph can be about anything—as long as it is related to the picture or the poem. Here are some ideas:
- How does the image make you feel? Why?
- What do you like about the image?
- What do you like about this particular line of the poem?
- Does the picture help you to visualize the line of the poem? How?
- What does the picture or the line remind you of?
- If you want, you can write more than two paragraphs. Remember: Keep your paragraphs short! And don't forget to put a blank line between paragraphs.
Example:
Imagery in Poetry "That a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of Annabel Lee." In this panel, we see a girl standing at the end of a dock. She is turned toward the sea, so we cannot see her face. Her pigtails are flying in the wind. She is wearing an old-fashioned dress with a sash around her waist. The girl, of course, is Annabel Lee. The narrator of the poem loves her very much. The picture is like a snapshot in his mind of a time when he and Annabel were very happy. The two of them must have spent many hours on this dock, sitting side-by-side, holding hands, gazing out across the harbor. I'm sure they grew very close. They probably shared all their hopes and dreams with one another. |