Class Six

Class Six

We can ask general questions about imagery, or we can get more focused by paying attention to different kinds of imagery. In class today, we will be thinking about:

Metaphor
Simile
Symbol

But let’s begin by just thinking about plain old imagery

William Blake: The Lamb

What are some questions and answers we can come up with about imagery in this poem?

Okay, now what is a metaphor?

A metaphor is something used to represent something else.

Metaphors are useful because they help us make powerful connections between subjects we would not normally associate with each other.

Sylvia Plath: Metaphors

1) Let’s begin by thinking about what the riddle in this poem may be, and how we can answer it.

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2) Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”

What are some metaphors in this poem?

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In addtion to metaphors, poets will also use similies.

A simile connection made between two dissimilar things with "like" or "as"

3) What are some similies in The Raven?

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A poet can also use symbols.

Symbol: an image in that is used to represent something more than what it actually is.

Read For Next Class:

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
John Updike’s “A&P”

Watch These YouTube Videos For Next Class:

Video 1

Listen to these Podcasts For Next Class:

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
John Updike’s “A&P”