Authors often incorporate imagery into their writing to help readers develop mental pictures and grasp the literary work’s overall meaning. There are five types of imagery: visual imagery (sight), tactile imagery (touch), gustatory imagery (taste), olfactory imagery (smell), and auditory imagery (sound).
Reread stanzas 1, 3, and 5 and identify instances of imagery, or sensory description.
● Which type of imagery does the author employ most in these stanzas?
● How does each instance of this type of imagery help to develop the poem’s message?
