1. Take out a sheet of paper,
Voice Lesson: Imagery
Take out a sheet of paper,
put your name on it, and title it, “Voice Lesson: Imagery.” Then copy down the definition.
Imagery: verbal representation of sensory experience; all five senses may be represented (sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell)

2. Copy the following quotation onto your paper:
“It was a mine town, uranium most recently. Dust devils whirled sand off the mountains. Even after the heaviest of rains, the water seeped back into the ground, between stones, and the earth was parched again.”
-- Linda Hogan, “Making Do”

3. 2. What are the two images associated with land in this sentence?
1. What emotions do you associate with images of dusty mountains and dry earth?
“Even after the heaviest of rains, the water seeped back into the ground, between stones, and the earth was parched again.”
2. What are the two images associated with land in this sentence?
3. Compare and contrast the emotions these two images evoke.

4. 4. Write a sentence describing a rainstorm using imagery that produces a POSITIVE response.
5. Write a sentence describing a rainstorm using imagery that produces a NEGATIVE response.