LECTURE by :
SIR CHINEMEREM PRECIOUS
TOPIC ....IMAGERY
Goodevening great house. It's a great privilege to be here. Tonight, I'll be delivering a short lecture on this subject: *Imagery; Why it's so important*. Before I begin, I want one person to help us out with a brief opening prayer. If we start with God, I think we'll have a good time. Alright let's get into it. Emmywealth, please give us a brief definition (in your words) what imagery is.
I lifted this from wiki:
Imagery, in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work. Powerful forms of imagery engage all of the senses pro lenses. I think imagery has as much to do with you and your emotions as it has to do with your readers.
This idea may be subjective to the poets purpose for writing tho. Yall with me? For me, when I write I always have two goals in mind:
1. Unleash every last drop of whatever is stirring me up;
2. Draw a picture that my reader can get into, I try to be sensitive to the sensibilities of my reader.This doesn't mean I'll take their intelligence for granted and try to water the piece down so they can "understand",It means even if the plot of the piece is maze-like, at least there are signposts to follow.
For imagery to be on fleek, I think a couple of things have to be on the writer's fingertips:
1. Good vocabulary.
Bruh, you can say: "She looked beautiful under the moonlight" in such a way that the reader will see the babe and exactly what ur eyes saw that night. Having a good command of vocab in ur piece does not mean your piece must be outrageously wordy, it means you can discern what particular word or series of words that would *best* pass the intended message of a line or stanza to the reader
2. *Honesty/sincerity*
I'm not referring to candor here, as per the poet being a truthful person (altho that's certainly a plus). I'm referring to truth as regards the theme and plot and purpose and *your* mood and idea. Readers can often feel it when the writer is telling the truth about what exactly he/she felt as he/she was writing the piece.
Any questions so far? Okay.
Let's wrap this up then
3. Technique.
This one refers to the small small rules of punctuation and enjambment and all the skills that make a write-up acceptable.
A comma or a colon can completely change the message of a paragraph. Also, having technique refers to being able efficiently execute the piece with the rhyme scheme in place (whatever that is).Many writers try to be a "pro" and ignore rules, claiming "outlaw" or "badoo".
Those people 👆🏼that are claiming "I don't follow rules" don't know that u have to follow before u can lead. U have to learn the rules like a student before u break them like a pro.
4. *Being sensitive to your environment*
"Environment here refers to both the living and non-living: Living- people (their feelings, looks, expressions), and nature (wildlife, vegetation, etc), Non living- everything else🙃. If u can successfully tap into your immediate environment, it won't be too much of a hassle to channel it into your poetry.So you have to be sensitive
That's about it.
Quick recap of the points:
*1. Good vocab
2. Honesty/ sincerity
3. Technique
4. Sensitivity towards your immediate environment*
Questions?
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