Exploring Imagery in English 9

Imagery is a descriptive tool that appeals to all five senses, not just sight. It can shape how people perceive a subject, such as a restaurant experience or a character in a story. Authors use imagery to evoke specific emotions and attitudes in readers. The video explains how imagery works and its impact on perception and literature.

What is imagery in literature?

• A description that appeals to our sense of sight only

• A description that appeals to our sense of touch only

• A description that appeals to our five senses

• A description that appeals to our sense of hearing only

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Which of the following senses is NOT directly appealed to by imagery?

• Taste

• Intuition

• Hearing

• Sight

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How can the use of imagery influence others?

• It can improve their memory

• It can alter their feelings about a subject

• It can make them forget the subject

• It can change their physical appearance

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What might be the effect of describing a restaurant with negative imagery?

• It will make the restaurant more popular

• It will make the listener want to visit the restaurant

• It will give the listener a negative attitude towards the restaurant

• It will have no effect on the listener

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Which of the following is an example of negative imagery?

• The food was delicious

• The food was tasteless

• The music was soothing

• The room smelled like fresh flowers

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How do authors use imagery to shape feelings towards a character?

• By describing the character's actions only

• By using images that evoke positive or negative feelings

• By focusing on the character's dialogue

• By ignoring the character's appearance

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What might an author want you to feel about a character who wears all white and has a voice that sounds like music?

• Fearful

• Indifferent

• Suspicious

• Positive

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