What are some examples of imagery (the literary device) in the poem “Canadian Sunrise”?
Imagery is anything the poem says which appeals to your senses of touch, smell, taste, hear, see, etc. This is the easiest one. Just read the line or stanza and try to imagine what they wrote. Can you? If so, what do u see? This is the website I went to to read the poem. I’m guessing this is the right one. People in the comments give examples of imagery. http://www.writing4all.ie/site/catalogues/entry/nature/canadian_sunrise.htm?root=132&keep_has_js=1 My thoughts of imagery in this poem are: Over lake still waters the loon’s mournful cry heralds dawn HERE I IMAGINE A LAKE AND THE WATER IS STILL SO THE WIND ISN’T BLOWING. IT SAYS DAWN SO I TAKE IT THE SUN IS BEGINNING TO COME UP. YOU GET THAT BEAUTIFUL MORNING PICTURE. Tall trees silently stand sentinel silhouetted against rising sun TALL TREES ARE STILL. STILL NO WIND THEN. AGAINST THE SUN SO THEY ARE IN THE WAY OF YOUR VIEW OF THE SUN. YOU ARE STANDING IN A WAY WHERE YOU SEE THE TREES AND THE SUN IS SHINING IN FROM BEHIND THEM. High c
