Imagery in Literature: Visual Techniques
English
Grade 8
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~16 mins
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A worksheet focusing on analyzing visual imagery in literary extracts, encouraging students to identify and annotate imagery techniques and create their own descriptive passages.
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Imagery in Literature: Visual Techniques
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Grade Grade 8
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Understanding Visual Imagery
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a fiery orange glow across the sky. The clouds, tinged with shades of pink and purple, drifted lazily in the evening breeze. In the distance, jagged mountains stood silhouetted against the vibrant backdrop, their peaks piercing the sky like dark needles.
1.
What words or phrases in the passage create a visual image of the sky? Provide two examples.
[2 marks]2.
Identify one example of visual imagery used to describe the mountains.
[1 mark]3.
What is the overall mood created by the imagery in this passage?
[2 marks]4.
Choose the correct option that best describes the imagery technique used in the phrase 'clouds, tinged with shades of pink and purple'.
Aa) Metaphor
Bb) Personification
Cc) Use of color imagery
Dd) Hyperbole
B
Annotating Visual Imagery
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a fiery orange glow across the sky. The clouds, tinged with shades of pink and purple, drifted lazily in the evening breeze. In the distance, jagged mountains stood silhouetted against the vibrant backdrop, their peaks piercing the sky like dark needles.
1.
Select three descriptive phrases from the passage and annotate what they depict visually.
[4 marks]2.
Explain how the phrase 'peaks piercing the sky like dark needles' enhances the visual imagery of the mountains.
[3 marks]C
Creative Writing: Visual Imagery
Create a descriptive paragraph that vividly depicts a landscape scene of your choice, using rich visual imagery. Use at least five different descriptive phrases or words.
1.
Write your descriptive paragraph below.
[10 marks]2.
Checklist for your paragraph: Have you used at least five descriptive phrases? Are your images vivid and specific? Have you included color, size, or movement details?
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