Illuminating Imagery

Imagery: Juicy 1. What senses do they lyrics in Juicy appeal to?

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2. What images from the verses does the poet use to evoke images of the poverty he endured prior to achieving fame?

3. What images from the verse does the poet use to evoke images of the rewards of wealth and fame in the readers mind?

Harlem: A Dream Deferred 4. Identify how Hughes uses imagery for all five senses in his poem. Sight Taste Touch Smell Sound

5. How does the sum of all the imagery add up to answering the question put forth by the speaker in line one, What happens to a dream deferred?

6. What is the unspoken message the speaker is telling the reader about going after their own dreams?

The Rose that Grew from Concrete 7. What senses does the imagery in this poem appeal to?

8. What image does the author use to illustrate hardships? What images does the author use to illustrate success? Why do you think he does this? Explain.

Overall 9. What is the overall theme of these three poems? How does each poem express the theme differently? Which poem do you agree with the most? Why? Explain.