Three different types of imagery.

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   There are three different types of imagery each different type is used to make a part of text seem particularly realistic as if the person can actually see what is happening. The three types of imagery are: Similes are when the text says something is like another as a comparison e.g. cold as ice. Metaphors are when the text says something is something else e.g. the wind was a slap in the face. The third type if imagery is personification this is where an object is given human properties e.g. the wind whipped through the sky.

   Shakespeare employed imagery so often for various reasons. The scenery for his plays were very basic so he needed to build up a mental image using words. Also Shakespeare’s plays were performed in hot mid summer days so the images had to take the audience to a different location such as a castle at night. Shakespeare implemented imagery for other reasons such as adding to the theme of the play or making a certain characters speech more dramatic.

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   Imagery contributes heavily to the main theme of the play which is love the first cluster of images I have picked out is from act 1 scene 5 where Romeo sees Juliet for the first time. In this scene Romeo compares Juliet to so many beautiful things he uses metaphors such as “ as a rich jewel in an ethiops ear.” And “so shows a snowy dove trooping with crows” The first line of the speech is personified as it is impossible to teach a torch “O she doth teach the torches to burn bright” Theses quotes tie in ...

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