Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define an image and name the senses an image can appeal to. (Guide: “What an image is”; Practice question 1)
- I can distinguish a literal image from an image that works as a comparison. (Guide: “Literal and comparative images side by side”; Practice question 4)
- I can explain how adjectives, adverbs and verbs contribute to sensory imagery. (Guide: “What an image is”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain what imagery is and why the pattern across images matters. (Guide: “Tracking imagery through a whole poem”; Practice question 5)
Skills
- I can work through image, sense, association and effect. (Guide: “Reading imagery: four moves”; Practice question 6)
- I can quote an image accurately and name its sense. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice questions 1 and 7)
- I can build a three-column table of images, senses and suggestions. (Guide: “Tracking imagery through a whole poem”; Practice question 6)
- I can describe how images shift in a poem, using the sentence “The images move from… to…”. (Guide: “Tracking imagery through a whole poem”; Practice question 8)
Reasoning
- I can say what association an image creates and what that does to the speaker’s attitude. (Guide: Worked examples 1 and 2; Practice questions 3 and 7)
- I can explain how imagery emphasises an idea in part of a poem or throughout. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 8)
- I can turn “the poem has nature imagery” into an interpretive comment. (Practice question 7)
- I can write a paragraph on imagery with accurate quotations and commentary. (Practice question 8)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 5.4 study guide, Metaphor and Personification, or revisit the revision notes.