Question

t I saw only water so clear it magnified the fibers in the walls of the gourd. On the surface, I saw only my own round reflection. The old man encircled the neck of the gourd with his thumb and index finger and gave it a shake. As the water shook, then settled, the colors and lights shimmered into a picture, not reflecting anything I could see around me.

What kind (five senses) of imagery is used in the passage? List each image.

2. Compare and contrast the imagery of the last sentence with the imagery of other sentences.

Answer 1

This passage uses imagery of sight - it explains everything that the narrator sees: I saw the water, I saw only my round refection, colors and lights need vision to see and then reflecting anything I could see around me.

The last sentence the narrator can only see what's around them and can no longer see anything reflected through the water (since the water shook)

Answer 2

Imagery is a figurative language that draws mental pictures through the five senses. The kind of imagery that was used in this passage is the sense of sight.

In the last sentence, the imagery that pertains to the sense of touch and sight was used and this is in contrast to the other sentences where only one of either sight or touch was used.

• In the last sentence, we learn of the water shaking and the reflection of light. In the first sentence, only the sense of sight was referred to.

• The second sentence refers to the sense of sight while the third sentence mentions the sense of touch.

• But, the last sentence uses two of these senses.

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