Imagery in Poetry

To memorize poems word for word

To explain what imagery is

To ignore figurative language

To focus only on rhyme schemes

Language that helps the reader visualize and creates a mental picture

Language that only provides factual information

Language that uses only literal meanings

Language that avoids sensory details

What is my poem about? What do I want the reader to feel or imagine? What sensory details can I include? How do I want the imagery to affect the reader?

What rhymes can I use? What is the poem's length?

What is the poem's title? Who is the audience?

What is the poem's genre? What is the poem's setting?

What is the poem about? What do you imagine as you read? How does the poet create imagery?

What is the poem's rhyme scheme? What is the poem's length?

Who wrote the poem? What is the poem's title?

What is the poem's genre? What is the poem's setting?

Visualize scenes and emotions

Ignore the meaning of the poem

Focus only on rhyme schemes

Memorize the poet's biography