Wild Animal Imagery Imagine you are making a strong and frightening animal… What makes it look so scary and strong? What makes it look so scary and strong? What scary, strong sounds does it make? What scary, strong sounds does it make? Where does it live? Where does it live? What does it eat? What does it eat?
A poem about someone who creates a very scary animal… “The Tyger,” by William Blake
Goal for Animal Imagery Lesson: You will list three words that are examples of imagery on your sensory wheel. You will list three words that are examples of imagery on your sensory wheel. What are the five senses? What are the five senses?
What is imagery? Details of the five senses Touch imagery: The kitten licked my hand with its scratchy tongue. Touch imagery: The kitten licked my hand with its scratchy tongue.
Sensory wheel Directions: As we read the poem, fill in your wheel with words that relate to the five senses. Try to include a word on at least three sections of the wheel. Directions: As we read the poem, fill in your wheel with words that relate to the five senses. Try to include a word on at least three sections of the wheel.
Tyger Tyger, burning bright In the forest of the night; What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? NEW WORDS: 1)Immortal 2)Symmetry SENSES: 1) Sight 2) Touch
Animal Poem Line 1: What does the animal look like? Line 1: What does the animal look like? Line 2: What sounds does the animal make or hear? Line 2: What sounds does the animal make or hear? Line 3: What does the animal do? Line 3: What does the animal do?
Ms. Silverstein’s animal poem: Her wide turquoise wings are paper thin, And you can barely hear their quickening flutter Before she vanishes into the white summer sky. WHAT ANIMAL IS SHE?
Let’s make a zoo! Be sure to use lots of vivid sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures. Be sure to use lots of vivid sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures. The imagery helps bring your animal to life! The imagery helps bring your animal to life! Share your animal poem and let others guess the animal. Share your animal poem and let others guess the animal.