21ST CENTURY LITERATURE

IN THE P HILIP P INES & THE W ORLD

Im a g e ry
Mod ule 6: Poetry
 LITERARY DEVICES
d is cus s e d in MODULE 2
Mood
Meta phor
Theme
Pers ona
Rhyme Scheme
 ACTIVITY:
W ha t A A song will be played and you need to draw
W o n d e rfu l w ha t ca n you ima gine a s you lis ten to the
s ong.
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In p oe t ry, im a g e ry is a
vivid a n d vib ra n t form of
d e s crip t ion t h a t a p p e a ls
t o re a d e rs ’ s e n s e s a n d
im a g in a t ion ...it re fe rs t o
t h e full s p e ct rum of
s e n s ory e xp e rie n ce s ,
in clud in g in t e rn a l
e m ot ion s a n d p h ys ica l
s e n s a t ion s .
 KINESTHETIC IMAGERY
In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals
to th e re a d e r’s se n se o f m o tio n . It m a y in clu d e
th e se n sa tio n o f sp e e d in g a lo n g in a ve h icle , a
slo w sa u n te rin g, o r a su d d e n jo lt wh e n
sto p p in g, a n d it m a y a p p ly to th e m o ve m e n t o f
th e p o e m ’s sp e a ke r/n a rra to r o r o b je cts a ro u n d
th e m .
 ORGANIC IMAGERY
In this form of poetic imagery, the poet
co m m u n ica te s in te rn a l se n sa tio n s su ch a s
fa tigu e , h u n ge r, a n d th irst a s we ll a s in te rn a l
e m o tio n s su ch a s fe a r, lo ve , a n d d e sp a ir.
 The winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of withered leaves about your feet
And newspapers from vacant lots;
The showers beat
On broken blinds and chimney-pots,
And at the corner of the street
A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps.
And then the lighting of the lamps.
Excer pt f r om “Pr el udes ” by T. S. El i ot
 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE
IN THE P HILIP P INES & THE W ORLD

Sym b olis m

Mod ule 6: Poetry

 S ym b o ls in Eve ryd a y Life
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Setting Pla y Sa ve Like/Love/Hea rt

Sym b olis m is t h e
us e of s ym b ols t o
s ig n ify id e a s a n d
q ua lit ie s , b y g ivin g
t h e m s ym b olic
m e a n in g s t h a t a re
d iffe re n t from
t h e ir lit e ra l s e n s e .