Language Feature III

IMAGERY

- What is it?
Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

- What is its effect/ why is it used?
Imagery makes use of particular words that create a visual representation of ideas in our minds. 

- Find two well-known examples

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep … “ - Robert Frost

“Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;
And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn;
Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft
The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft,
And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.” - John Keats

- Write an example of your own
The gusts of cold wind pierced her body.

Language Feature II

ANTITHESIS

- What is it?
An antithesis is a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

- What is its effect/ why is it used?
It is used to emphasize the contrast between phrases or clauses. 

- Find two well-known examples
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.” - Charles Dickens

“To err is human; to forgive divine.” - Alexander Pope

- Write an example of your own
You are easy on the eyes but hard on the heart

Language Feature

ANAPHORA:

- What is it?
Anaphora is the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase in the first part of a sentence.

- What is its effect/ why is it used?
It very effective if one wishes to emphasize the subject of an action. anaphora is used for the purpose of generating a particular effect on your audience.

- Find two well-known examples
With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right— Abraham Lincoln

To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us. —Hillary Clinton

- Write an example of your own
Look at me, I am here, look at me, I am there, look at me, I am everywhere