EVANGELICALPRESBYTERIA COLLEG OF EDUCATION AMEDZOFE

NAME: DENTEH CHRISTINE

INDEX NUMBER: 22251957

COURSE CODE : TEUP 212

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

LECTURER'S NAME: MR. ANTHONY KOJO ASAFO

QUESTIONS : Write short notes on the following

IMAGERY

NARRATIVE POETRY

DIDACTIC POETRY

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Imagery: refers to words that trigger the reader to recall images, or mental pictures, that
engage one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch. Imagery is one of
the strongest literary techniques because it connects to the personal experiences, or
memories of the reader.

Examples

1 Telling: "It was wretched weather in town."

2 Showing: "Gusts of wind and blasts of rain swept through the town."

Two Common Types of Images:

Literal. A literal image represents a literal object or sensation. Its meaning is obvious
and realistic and needs no interpretation. It is what it says it is. Literal images are
common in both prose and poetry.

Figurative. A figurative image means more than what it says it is. It suggests certain
meanings that must be interpreted.

There are two major ways by which a writer creates a figurative image:

1. Simile a figurative image which relies on “like" or “as” to compare two things
which are unlike. It is an expressed analogy.

Example: He acts like a pig at the dinner table.

2. Metaphor a figurative image which identifies one thing with another without the
use of “like” or “as.” It is an implied analogy.

Example: He is a pig at the dinner table.

A narrative poem is a longer form of poetry that tells an entire story with a beginning,
middle, and end. Narrative poems contain all of the elements of a fully developed story,
including characters, plot, conflict, and resolution.

Types of narrative poetry

• Epic poems are long narrative poems that often tell the stories of heroes or
legendary figures.

• Ballads are shorter than epics and were traditionally set to music. They often tell
romantic, tragic, or heroic stories. A well-known example is The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which tells a seafarer's harrowing tale.
• A romance in poetry refers to a type of narrative poem that focuses on
adventure, love, chivalry, and heroic deeds, often set in a distant past or idealized world.
It usually features noble characters, supernatural elements, and quests.

Didactic poetry: is a genre of poetry intended to teach the reader something, whether it
be a moral lesson, a philosophical concept, or practical knowledge.

Examples of Didactic Poetry and Poets:

• Hesiod: Works and Days and Theogony

• Lucretius: De Rerum Natura

• Virgil: Georgics

• Ovid: Ars Amatoria and Remedia Amoris

• Manilius: Astronomica

• John Milton: Paradise Lost

• Alexander Pope: An Essay on Man, An Essay on Criticism

• William Blake: "A Divine Image"

• Rudyard Kipling:

• Alfred Lord Tennyson: "In Memoria

Figurative language refers to the use of words in a way that deviates from the
conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colourful
writing, clarity, or evocative comparison. It uses an ordinary sentence to refer to
something without directly stating it.

Types of Figurative Language

• Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses
the words “like” or “as” and they are commonly used in everyday communication. A
simile is used with the aim of sparking an interesting connection in the reader’s mind.

• Metaphor: A metaphor is a statement that compares two things that are not
alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.” Such statements
only make sense when the reader understands the connection between the two things
being compared. An example of a popular metaphor is “Time is money.”

• Hyperbole

Hyperbole is an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of

humor. It is often used in everyday conversations without the speaker noticing it. The
exaggeration is so outrageous that no one would believe that it is true. It is used to add
depth and color to a statement. An example of hyperbole is, “I would die for you.”

• Personification

Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects. Using

personification affects the way readers imagine things, and it sparks an interest in the
subject. An example of personification is, “The sun greeted me when I woke up in the
morning.”

• Synecdoche

Synecdoche is a type of figurative language that uses one part to refer to the whole, or
the whole to refer to the part. For example, a set of wheels can be used to refer to a
vehicle and a suit to refer to a businessman. When referring to a car as a set of wheels,
the wheels are only a part of the car and not the whole thing.

• Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is a language that names something or an action by imitating the sound

associated with it. They add some reality to the writing. Examples of onomatopoeia
include, The fireplace heater hissed and cracked, The truck engine roared as it climbed
the hill.

Reference

Abrams, M. H., & Harpham, G. G. (2015). A Glossary of Literary Terms (11th ed.)

Perrine, L., & Arp, T. R. (2017). Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense (13th ed.).

Kennedy, X. J., & Gioia, D. (2019). Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama,
and Writing (13th ed.)

Poetry Foundation – www.poetryfoundation.

Literary Devices Website – www.literarydevices.net

Owens, W. R. (1994). John Milton: Paradise Lost (Longman Annotated Texts).Useful for
exploring Milton’s didactic poetry.

Harmon, W., & Holman, C. H. (2008). A Handbook to Literature (12th ed.).