Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

Grade 9-ENGLISH
First Quarter

ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 4

Activity Title : Appreciating Sensory Images Used

Learning Competency : Express appreciation for sensory images used.
EN9LT-Id-2.2.1
Learning Target : List and sketch images created in the lines of the poem.
Point out meaningful experience that each image
suggests.
Reference : A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature, pp. 13.
English Expressways IV, pp. 113-115.
Concept Notes:

Imagery is a language that appeals to the senses. It refers to words and phrases
that create vivid sensory experiences for the reader. While the majority of images are
visual, imagery may also appeal to the senses of smell, hearing, taste and touch.

Task 1: Decide what sense the bold words appeal to. All the poetry below was written
by Shel Silverstein.

1. “There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins, and there the
grass grows soft and white”.

a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch e. smell

2. “He shrieked and screamed and rolled around”.

a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch e. smell

3. “There’s a Polar Bear in our Frigidaire- - He likes it ‘cause it’s cols in there,”

a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch e. smell

4. “And he lets out a roar If you open the door,”

a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch e. smell

5. “Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too, Over the sun and beyond the blue,”

a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch e. smell

6. “And then one day he took a bit And started chewing with delight, But found his mouth
was stuck quite tight From that last bite of peanut-butter sandwich,”

a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch e. smell

7. “I tried on the summer sun, Felt good. Nice and warm—knew it would,”

a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch e. smell

Task 2: Read the poem “The Seven Ages of Man” again.

THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN

(from: “AS YOU LIKE IT” ) by: William Shakespeare

All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women are merely players;
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts

His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
And then the whining school boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good caper lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of white saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts

Into the lean and ,slippered pantaloons,

With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

Task 3. Think of images that the poem created in your mind.

 List these words that create clear pictures in your mind.
 Picture them in mind and try to bring them in clear focus.
 Share the feeling that each image evokes/reveal.
 Point out the real-life experience or observation in life that each image
suggests.
Copy the chart shown below and fill it out with the entries called for.

IMAGERY in The Seven Ages of Man

Words/Lines Images Created Feelings Meaningful
Evoked/Reveal Experience

Task 4. Sketch the images you listed on your paper.

Rubrics:
Content relevance - 10
Creativity – 10