Lecture4 Imagery.doc

Lecture 4 Imagery I．Image意象 What is image? An image is anything that involves one or more of one’s five senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste). It is such of any vivid or picturesque（图画般的） phrase that stimulates a particular sensation in the reader’s mind. In the 20th century Ezra Pound defined: “An ‘image’ is that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.” Pound’s definition claims that the image is a putting-into-words of the emotional, intellectual and concrete stuff that one experiences in any given moment. Imagery Imagery is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes emotional responses. It is useful as it allows an author to add depth and understanding to his work, like a sculptor adding layer and layer to his statue, building it up into a beautiful work of art. Types of imagery Visual imagery - something seen in the mind’s eye (most frequently used) 视觉意象; eg: The crimson liquid spilled from the neck of the white dove, staining and matting its pure, white feathers. Auditory imagery - a sound 听觉意象; eg: The bells chimed 2 o’clock and Daniel got ready for school. Onomatopoeia: a word that makes a sound.拟声词 Kinesthetic imagery - represents movement 动觉意象; eg：(Daffodils) tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Olfactory imagery - represents a smell 嗅觉意象; eg：Tom’s socks, still soaked with sweat from Tuesday’s P.E. class, filled the classroom with an aroma akin to that of salty, week-old, rotting fish. Gustatory imagery - represents a taste 味觉意象; eg: Tumbling through the ocean water after being overtaken by the monstrous wave, Mark unintentionally took a gulp of the briny（海水的，咸的）, bitter mass, causing him to cough. Tactile imagery - represents touch 触觉意象. eg: Mary dug her feet into the wet sand, burying her toes inside the beach as cold waves lapped at her ankles. Green The dawn was apple-green, The sky was green wine held up in the sun, The moon was a golden petal between.