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Imagery – Well Known Poems

Posted on July 29th, 2006 in Style by Joseph Nurijand
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Imagery can be very pleasing, or very harsh, but no matter to what degree, it always makes our reading a little more interesting.

In poems, imagery is used to help make a greater meaning, and add to the feeling of the poem. Imagery can create both a picture and a sound in the mind of the reader. In both Snowbound: A Winter Idyll, and She came and Went, imagery is used throughout the poem to create pictures and sounds in the mind of the reader. For example, each poem uses imagery of nature such as the “leaves unbent,” and “the hills of gray.”

Throughout Snowbound: A Winter Idyll, imagery is used to create a greater theme. Examples of imagery in the poem are “the hills of gray,” “sunset light,” “Natures geometric signs,” and “the blue walls of the firmament.” Each of these uses of imagery refer to nature, and the Earth. The hills of gray could be a cemetery, or just the snow that is on the ground. The sunset light is the picture of the colors that the sun creates as it is setting. Then, Natures geometric signs are the patterns that the snow creates, and the blue walls of the firmament is the bright blue sky that engulfs the land. These examples of imagery create different moods through the poem. In the beginning, it is gray; then it becomes warmer near the end.

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Similarly, in She Came and She Went, most of the uses of imagery refer to nature. Some examples of imagery in this poem are, “leaves unbent,” “the blue dome’s measureless content,” and “the orchards full of bloom and scent.” The leaves unbent are images of the leaves that are unbent by his daughter, because she was only on Earth for a short time. The measureless content of the blue dome is referring to the blue sky that seems to be endless, and is impossible to measure. When the orchards full of bloom and sent are mentioned, it creates a brighter mood, because people might think of flowers and the scents that are in an orchard. Likewise to Whittier’s poem, the uses of imagery create different moods throughout the poem. For example, in the beginning of the poem the imagery creates a saddening mood, and then near the end, it is a brighter mood, because the orchards are full of bloom and sent.

Imagery is used throughout both Snowbound: A Winter Idyll, and She came and Went, to create pictures, sounds, and smells in the mind of the reader. Some examples are the “leaves unbent,” “the hills of gray,” “the sunset light,” and the “orchards full of bloom and scent.” Using these images, the poets can create greater meanings and moods throughout their poems to help emphasize their ideas or thoughts.

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