Question

Form groups of 4 to 6 students. Every student should close his/her eyes. As the group leader reads aloud the following lines, the students try to create a picture in his/her mind. Later, each one gives a heading for each description.

1. Bright blue sky - soft white clouds sweeping by - tiny specks of birds flying high - the sun playing hide and seek behind the clouds.
   Heading ...........................
2. Miles of smooth barren land - sparkling sand stretched till the horizon, in wave - like forms - thorny, cacti propping here and there - an occasional cluster of palms provide a shady spot - a carvan of camels moving in a line, in the distance.
   Heading ...........................

• Such a figurative description that creates mental pictures, in the mind of the reader/listener is called Imagery. It is a poetic device that enhances the poem.
• Compose in your group, a four to six line poem, which contains Imagery.

Answer 1

1. Heading 1: A Serene Day in the Sky
2. Heading 2: The Silent Golden Desert

Original Poem:

Golden sun sinks low in the burning west,
Purple shadows dance on the mountain’s crest. 
Cool winds whisper through the emerald pine,
As silver stars begin their soft, night-time shine.

Why this has Imagery:

This poem creates a visual picture by using colours (golden, purple, emerald, silver) and describes the movement of nature (sun sinking, shadows dancing, winds whispering), which is exactly what “Imagery” is meant to do in poetry.