Title: Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Practice & Quiz Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Practice & Quiz
Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Practice & Quiz
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Content: Web. 18 July 2011. Identify the subject and mood of the poem. Discuss how the poet's use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism contribute to the reader's understanding. Gloria Murray effectively uses figures of speech, imagery, and symbolism to convey the sterile, restricted quality of her mother's house and the tenseness she feels when she is there. The mood is tense and constricted. She points out that "even the air knew/when to hold its breath," and the walls " [stand] at attention." These details also work symbolically, representing how the inhabitants are expected to behave and how they must keep their silence about any human feelings they might have. Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "Happiness Epidemic"
by David Hernandez
Without any warning, the disease
sweeps across the country
like a traveling circus.