Transcript Imagery in *Harrison Bergeron*

Imagery in “Harrison
Bergeron”
And in your own writing!
SWBAT identify and evaluate imagery in “Harrison
Bergeron”
O To do this you will have to be able to do
the following:
O Know what imagery is
O Identify imagery in HB
O Identify handicaps as showing the
suppression on society in HB
O Make connections between the imagery
and how effective it is in conveying
Vonnegut’s message
Here’s how authors make the
reading experience enjoyable:
Adding IMAGERY!
Authors do this by:
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Using Alliteration: Stammering a reply and stomping out the door, the young
scholar stopped and displayed his middle finger.
Using a Simile: After seeing the grade, her fist hammered the desk and she shrieked
like a lioness having come upon two hyenas eating her cub.
Using Onomatopoeia: The bang of the door echoed through the hall as Billy left the
room after a long detention.
Using a Metaphor: The football player--a stonebreaker on the field, a stone off it-lamented his ineligibility.
Notice how these devices add so much more to the image of a child getting mad at a
teacher than the sentence: “The child got mad at the teacher”
With a partner, discuss each of these devices and how they help create a picture in
your head about what is going on between the child and the teacher.
Practice
Use onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, or metaphor to create
imagery with these examples
O The pizza tasted great.
O The class was boring.
O The football team thinks they are are so
cool.
O My teacher is weird.
O The mugger attacked his victim.