The Power of Poetry and Sound · Vocabulary & Language

Imagery and Sensory Language

Analyzing how poets use precise diction to evoke specific sensory experiences and emotions.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the juxtaposition of conflicting images create tension within a poem?
  2. 2In what ways does sensory language ground abstract philosophical ideas in the physical world?
  3. 3How does the choice of specific nouns and verbs eliminate the need for excessive adjectives?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Reading and Literature Studies - Grade 10ON: Writing - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: The Power of Poetry and Sound
Period: Vocabulary & Language

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