After you've shared your image, you'll explain what strikes you about it. What sensory experience does it recreate for you? What did it help you understand about the what the speaker attempts to communicate in the poem?
Finally, comment on an image someone else has shared. Do you agree or disagree with what that person has to say about his or her image? Why? Do you have strong reaction to the image, either negative or positive? Why do you think that is? Write it!
You should pick a poem you are not already familiar with, and you may not pick a poem someone else has already posted.
Here's mine:
"How to choose/ persimmons. This is precision./ Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted./
Sniff the bottoms. The sweet
one/ will be fragrant. How to eat:/
put the knife away, lay down newspaper./ Peel the skin tenderly, not to tear the meat./
Chew the skin, suck it,/ and swallow. Now, eat/ the meat of the fruit,/ so sweet,/
all of it, to the heart."
from "Persimmons" by Li-Young Lee http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171753
I chose this part of the poem "Persimmons" because it creates images that involve the senses of smell, sight, taste and touch. The poet describes the soft feel of the fruit, its fragrant smell, sweet taste and spotted appearance. It really helps the reader to understand the experience the poet is describing in the poem through the persimmon; he has fond memories of the fruit and appreciates its nuances, but his classmates are unable to and his teacher is unable to adequately convey that expereince to them. This is like the speaker's own experiences attempting to fit in. This passage describes his love for something traditionally representative of his cultural heritage.
when all the golden birds/ fly home across the blue deep water;/ On shore I sit rapt in its scatteing /glitter;/departure rustles through the trees.
ReplyDeletefrom "Now it is fall" by Edith Sodergran http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/243596
This part of the poem has alot of concrete images that help me relate to what the speaker is experiencing. The sensory image recreated for me is watching birds fly away in autumn when the trees have changed color and its cold outside. These details help me understand that the poet is describing the last of fall and that birds and other animals must go into hybernation. Even though it is very pretty outside and the animals don't want to rest, they know they will eventually be united and that this experience will only draw them closer.
Soldiers pitch and cough and twitch--/ all the world roars red and black;/ Soldiers smother in a ditch,/ Choking through the whole attack.
ReplyDeletefrom "Champs d'Honneur" by Ernest Hemingway http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176682
This poem isn't very long, but it gives a strong feeling of pain and suffering. Most likely written about WWI soldiers, many people can read this and better understand what war is like. The images are very concrete, and they use much cacophonous language. The line "Soldiers pitch and cough and twitch--" expresses this very well. The "T" and "C" sounds make it sound very brutal, and the image is given very clearly, no need to think about connotation.
I completely agree with Michael in the sense that while reading these poem excerpts I got very concrete images in my mind of pain and suffering in a war, in my mind and some of the quotes which Michael used are very descriptive and some cacophonous.
DeleteI agree with nasta because by reading the first line you can feel the pain and suffering the soldiers had to undergo. I also got very concrete images in my mind cause i can see soldiers rolling on the ground in agony, coughing up blood and choking while smothered in a ditch. Once again I agree with michael's statement that some of the language is cacophonous and that this poem was very descriptive.
Deletethis poem is really short so ill just put it up
ReplyDeleteFog, by Carl Sandberg
THE fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
i think the fog represents the sadness. i have no idea about the cat. but i think fog represents the sadness which comes to death for a while and disappears
sry, i read this poem at http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fog/
DeleteGabrielle Papalia
ReplyDeleteOf its dancing, flick'ring embers that does enthrall me so
A soft and gentle fire slowly glowing in the night
Soothing, calming, warming.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-campfire/
This section in the poem "The Campfire" by Neil Millner, shows the most imagery, by the sense of sight. I can picture the flames of the campfire glowing in the dark. The poet is trying to show the reader the beauty of the campfire, and the calming, soothing, and warmness it brings. This poem describes the good qualities of a campfire, without just telling the reader.
I agree with Gabby, when I read the poem I was also able to really visualize the fire and the campfire's glow at night. The speaker described it in a way that even if you've never seen a campfire you can still picture the images in your head.
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ReplyDeleteWe must admire her perfect aim, this huntress of the winter air// The chalky birds or boats stand still,//The target-center in her eye is equally her aim and will.//Time's in her pocket, ticking loud on one stalled second.//
ReplyDeletefrom The Colder the Air by Elizabeth Bishop
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-colder-the-air/
This is a short poem that displays feelings of sight and hearing. This poem shows what goes through the mind of a hunter right before she makes her first kill on a cold morning. The imagery used are very concrete due to the use of the five senses the narrator expresses. "The target-center in her eye is equally her aim and will", this quote is revealing her sight on her prey in the cold winter morning. The quote really puts a concrete image in my head of a skilled hunter prepared to make its first kill.
I strongly agree with what Nick had to say about his image. He does well to convey the sights and sounds of the poem in a way that i didn't see the first time reading the poem. I had a strong reaction to the poem becasue the author does well to build suspence.
DeleteI found the dead otter rotting by the tideline, and carried all day the scent of this savage valediction. That headlong high sound the oystercatcher makes came echoing through the rocky cove where a cormorant was feeding and submarining in the bay and a heron rose off a boulder where he'd been invisible, drifted a little, stood again
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One Morning by Eamon Grennan
While I was reading the poem of sadness amd loss. What i found so striking was the image of a dead animal rotting by the edge of the water. Tje imagery created by the speaker was vivid and i could recreate the setting of the poem in my mind. The speaker communicates very well in nature
The burnt-out ends of smoky days./And now a gusty shower wraps/The grimy scraps/Of withered leaves about your feet
ReplyDeleteFrom: Preludes, T.S. Eliot
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-imagery-poems.html
This poem paints an image of a Rainy, foggy day. And then the wind picks up and blows the withered leaves on the ground. This poem has a cacophonous line in it " The grimy scraps"
The hard "G" Sound and the "Sc" Sound makes it sound like the crunchy leaves blowing on the ground.
Steven Chakonis
ReplyDeleteFather wears a dirty,
oil-soaked monkey suit
that cuts him under the arms,
and several quick and saucy
and greasy sons assist him
(it’s a family filling station),
all quite thoroughly dirty.
From: Filling station, Elizabeth Bishop
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/182897
I picked this excerpt of the poem because I think it has a lot of concrete images contained in it. By reading the first couple of lines you can imagine the father being all dirty and wearing a suit that is a beat up and doesn't fit him. You can also imagine the sons being just like him because in this excerpt the author states that his sons assist him. This part of the poem was very powerful to me because the imagery connected to some of the five senses; you can see the father and his sons all dirty with gross suits on that dont fit them properly, and you can almost smell the stench of the foul odor coming from the dirty father and his sons. Just by reading this little part of the poem you can picture a whole taking place in your mind.
I strongly agree with Steven. The excerpt shows very distinct images. Just like Steven pointed out, I am able to visualize the father and son's dirty suit, and I can almost imagine the stench that comes from them. I had a strong reaction to this passage because the speaker clearly visualizes the dirt and odor the father and sons have.
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ReplyDeletefuchsia, lavender, white, light pink, purple : crape myrtle bouquets burst/
ReplyDeleteopen on sturdy branches of skin-smooth bark : my favorite southern trees.
Where you are planted, Evie Shockley
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/244260
This poem stood out to me because it painted a very graphic image of the trees in my mind. The speaker uses the colors of the trees as well as the sense of touch. Most of the diction in this poem has a very euphonious sound and is very relaxing when it's read.
I agree with Olivia because the poem is very euphonious and relaxing. For example, the word "fuchsia" is very soft sounding. Also, I could visualize the tree being described very well.
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ReplyDeleteFall
The chilly weather settles into your bones.
Those once green leaves turn
Red, yellow, orange, and brown.
CRRNCH! go the leaves,,
Beneath your feet.
The birds fly in a victory “V” formation,
To where the sun rules the skies.
The days of winter are lurking around
Waiting to be free falling.
The thing that strikes me most about this poem is how descriptive this poem is and it really creates a picture in my mind with all of the colors and very good words. This poem has both types of word dictions in the poem, some word are euphonious, but some are also some cacophonous words in this poem.
I agree with benny. The author did use a good balance of euphonious and cacophonous words. "Crunch" was a good word to give it that loud feeling, and "chilly" was a good soft word to describe the weather. I have a positive reaction to the poem. It painted a picture of a beautiful fall day.
DeleteThe plunging limbers over the shattered track
ReplyDeleteRacketed with their rusty freight,
Stuck out like many crowns of thorns,
And the rusty stakes like sceptres old
To stay the flood of brutish men
Upon our brothers dear.
Isaac Rosenberg
"Dead Man's Dump"
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dead-man-s-dump/
I picked this excerpt of the poem because it had strong examples of imagery and sensory details. When I read this poem, I visualized a sad setting, that was dreary and dull. It is has harsh diction, such as the use of the words "thorns", "rusty" and "shattered". It also uses cacophonous sounding words. Additionally, the excerpt helps me envision a cannon being pulled through a battlefield, ridden with bodies. It is really upsetting.
I have to agree with John because I visualized very similar things, such as a very dreadful and sad scene. The diction definitely impacts the poem and gives it a more intense feel with its cacophonous words.
DeleteI was skimming through the poems and John's caught my attention. As I started to read it more, I could picture strong and clear images just like John did, and that is why I agree with him.
DeleteThe Race
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mywordwizard.com/poems-with-imagery.html
The runners flew past in unison
Each lifting right leg then left
The race was on
Above us the sky wore a brilliant,
sparkling blue sheen.
There was no room for clouds on such a day.
This poem shows a vast amount of imagery. It really painted a picture in my head on what the race exactly looked like. I could see all of the runners moving in sync as they sprint in the beautiful weather. I noticed the speaker used all euphonious words such as "flew", & "sheen." Since the author did that it created a very relaxing scene.
I agree with Nicole; the poem creates a relaxing scene in the reader's head. The last three lines seem to be the strongest out of the excerpt. "Above us the sky wore a brilliant, sparkling blue sheen.There was no room for clouds on such a day." These lines help the reader to picture the sky, as if it were a sparkling blanket of blue without a cloud in sight. The poem is not intense, but calming and enjoyable.
Delete"I Wanered as a Lonley Cloud" By; William Wordsworth
ReplyDeletehttp://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-imagery-poems.html
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
This poem has is a great example of an imagery poem. It seems to be about a person, wanderin in a medow when he comes across a crowd of daffodils. He watches them as the win blows, and makes them appear to be fluttering in the breeze. The part of this poem that stood out to me was, "A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze." I can really picture the scene; the lage patch of yellow daffodils swaying and dancing in the cool breeze near a lake. The scene uses euphonious words and creates a calming and relaxing scene.
I agree with you Jiana. This poem greatly describes a forest or meadow and helps recreate an image for readers. For me, this poem reminds me of just laying in a meadow and looking at everything around me, very relaxed. Also, it seems most of the diction is euphonious.
DeleteWhen with the skin you do acknowledge drought. The dry in the voice/ the lightness of feet. The fine flake of the heat.
ReplyDelete"Desert" By Josephine Miles http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/244124
The reason I chose this part of the poem "Desert" because it simply expresses the three major sences; felling, hearing, and seeing. The speaker says, "when with the you do acknowledge drought". I can feel the dryness of the skin, flaky and coarse because of the desert heat. He also expresses the a dryness of the voice. The desert is a dry hot place, I can hear the speakers barren and weak voice, dry without water. And finally "the fine flake of the dessert", I can only feel the scorching sun beating upon my skin, and imagine the abandoned boiling dessert.
A traveller, by the faithful hound,
ReplyDeleteHalf-buried in the snow was found,
Still grasping in his hand of ice
That banner with the strange device,
Excelsior
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
http://poetry.org/longfellow.htm
I chose this poem because I can personally relate to this poem, and I can recall very strong and clear images that this poem reminds me of. This poem reminds me of a book series I read when I was in seventh grade. However, "Half-Buried in the snow was found" is astrong clear image that I can picture. For example I picture a pale white traveler buried in white snow with red stenches around him.
Amanda Pook
ReplyDeleteHere they are, blooming!
Huge panels streaked and patched, quietly
with shooting-stars and lupine at the base.Trail rock, talus and scree, all dusted with it:
rust, ivory, brilliant yellow-green, and
cliffs like murals!
Springtime in the Rockies, Lichen
By Lew Welch
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/244558
I chose this poem because I am able to picture the details of nature the poet is talking about,"Trail rock, talus and scree, all dusted with it:
rust, ivory, brilliant yellow-green, and
cliffs like murals!" Its figuritive language helps me see what the poet is talking about as if I was there.I can picture how the poet describes the surroundings of the land."Here they are, blooming!" describes how the "Linchen" Which is a type of plant fungus starts to grow along the mountains and surroundings, letting nature take its course. This sense of sight helps the reader create an image in their heads as if we were actually looking at the trails and cliffs in the poem.
the poem is written by Robert Frost
ReplyDeleteand the title is, The road not taken.
"two roads diverged in a yellow wood," road means we have choice in our life.
"and sorry i could not travel both" that one can only go one way.
"and looked down one as far as i could" it means a person will look at the path he didnt choose with a curious and regretuful look.
"in leaves not step had trodden black" it says that there is no steps on the leaves, it means no one else chose this path, the author made a different dicision in his life.
"Yet knowing how way leads on to way, i doubted if i should ever come back," if a person fails, he will choose the way he didnt choose at first, but it will be two late.
"i shall be telling this with a sigh," later in one's life, one will talk about his choice regretafully.