Imagery Vignette Assignment Vignette noun a brief evocative

Imagery Vignette Assignment Vignette: (noun) a brief evocative description, account, or episode Task: Write a one-page vignette, modeled after the first chapter of The House on Mango Street

Imagery n The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, places, or ideas.

Imagery n Painting images with words.

Imagery n. A set of mental pictures

Imagery n To make an imaginary world seem real, an author often makes use of words and phrases that appeal to the senses. These words and phrases, called images, help a reader mentally experience what the characters in the literary selection are actually experiencing.

Imagery n. A well written description should stir up a particular response or emotion in the reader’s imagination.

Sensory Detail n A detail that draws on any of the five senses.

Examples of Sensory Detail Sight: orange glare, green willows, wilted and dry willows, brown bank n Smell: sweaty clothes, dusty odor of the earth n Touch/Feel: cool water, hot July sun, cool green grass, sun-baked skin, damp shoes n

Examples of Sensory Detail Taste: a strawberry ice, a tall frosted glass of lemonade n Sound: crackling underbrush, the melon gave way with a crack n

Figurative Language non-literal language n Words that move away from their exact/precise definitions in order to achieve a new, altered, or more complicated understanding n

Personification n Giving human traits to inanimate things. n The sunset kissed the lake with its yellow glow.

Metaphor n A comparison without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ n The tree stood, a lone warrior in a wasteland of grass.

Simile n A comparison using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ n The snow surrounded us like a blanket across the landscape.

hyperbole n Exaggeration to create emphasis or effect n The bag weighed a ton.

Examples: Where the Red Fern Grows n p 10, “Below our field, twisting and winding, ran the cool blue waters of the Illinois River. The banks were cool and shady. The rich bottom land near the river was studded with tall sycamores, birches, and box elders. ”

Examples: Where the Red Fern Grows np 21, “A silent gray shadow drifted down from the top of a tall sycamore. There was a squeal and a beating of wings. I heard the tinkle of a bell in the distance ahead. ”

Examples: Where the Red Fern Grows np 32, “I took one look at my bare feet and winced. They were as brown as dead sycamore leaves. The spiderweb pattern of raw, red scratches looked odd in the saddle brown skin. ”

Examples: Where the Red Fern Grows n p 42, “The leader of the gang was about my size. He had a dirty freckled face and his two front teeth were missing. I suppose he had lost them in a back alley fight. His shock of yellow sun burnt hair bobbed up and down as he skipped and jumped to the rhythm of the ‘dog boy’ song. ”

Examples: Where the Red Fern Grows n p 48, “I looked up again to the names carved in the tree. Yes, it was all there like a large puzzle. Piece by piece, each fit perfectly until the puzzle was complete. It could not have happened without the help of an unseen power. ”

Image 5 The yellow school bus leaves danced in the air surrounding me and blanketed the cold wet ground. The rainstorm of leaves engulfed my spirits and emotions. The crunch underneath my foot was a fresh reminder of fall…