Remember, Imagery is the combination
of Diction + Details to create figurative language that connects to the
reader’s experience. It is through this combination that poets organize ideas
and find meaningful poetic structures for their works.
Task:
1. Look for Physically intense words. Remember, you're seeking to determine the speaker's deeper understanding of the whole experience.
2. Diction - What words,
upon closer inspection, truly stand out? How? (Make a list of words and their
denotation and connotations - use a tri column t chart on back of paper THANKS FOR THE PERFECT CHART ANASTASIA!) Why these words as opposed
to others? (answer the question)
On Separate Paper: compose responses to the following:
3. Details: What details
stand out to the shape the speaker's perspective? What facts do they tell us? Are
there signs?
4. Now go back and Annotate the poem for imagery (AVTKGO). What
kinds of imagery does Heaney use? Do one or two types of imagery dominate? How (Diction + Details)? What is their
effect/impact? Find tone words that characterize the imagery. What does the
imagery communicate to the reader? (this is the delivery of both tone and mood)
5. Repetition, Patterns, Comparisons - What impact
do these elements have on the poem? On the reader? Is there an Extended Metaphor?If so, what is the EXTENDED comparison?)
Once you've completed the steps on paper (please be thorough) attempt to answer the original question: what is the speaker's deeper understanding of the whole experience of picking blackberries (yes, here you will need tone words for your statement).
Please take a photo of your annotations. Bring the Responses to class.
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