Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Three different types of imagery.
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Fri Dec 12 2003
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Imagery There are three different types of imagery each different type is used to make a part of text seem particularly realistic as if the person can actually see what is happening. The three types of imagery are: Similes are when the text says something is like another as a comparison e.g. cold as ice. Metaphors are when the text says something is something else e.g. the wind was a slap in the face. The third type if imagery is personification this is where an object is given human properties e.g. the wind whipped through the sky. Shakespeare employed imagery so often for various reasons. The scenery for his plays were very basic so he needed to build up a mental image using words. Also Shakespeare's plays were performed in hot mid summer days so the images had to take the audience to a different location such as a castle...
To see the full version of this document, and 145,348 others
