1. Aim: How do we write about the use of imagery in Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory? Do Now: Take out the work from last week. Finish the following sentence: The clocks are depicted as…

2. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

3. Imagery Imagery is the use of descriptive and vivid images to create a visual in the mind of the reader. This visual promotes a deeper understanding of the work for the reader. Key Words: image, visual

4. Sample 27 on Imagery

5. What is being asked of us? Let’s think of the paragraph as a series of answers to some pretty specific questions. What is being asked of you in Question 27 of the Regents? Choose a specific literary element (e.g., theme, characterization, structure, point of view, etc.) or literary technique (e.g., symbolism, irony, figurative language, etc.) used by one of the authors. Using specific details from that passage, in a well-developed paragraph, show how the author uses that element or technique to develop the passage.

6. Let’s answer… (Topic) What is the element you are discussing? (Provide) How does this element work? (Explain) How does the author/artist use this element? (Connect) How does the element develop the work?