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A&E
ANNOTATING FOR EVIDENCE OF

SIGNIFICANT IMAGERY

*In the table below please identify, quote, and analyze significant imagery that can be observed in your independent novel
INDEPENDENT NOVEL TITLE________________________________________________

QUOTES

CITATIONS

SIGNIFICANCE

Please identify and copy down two

quotes from your independent novel
that you believe showcase a strong
example of significant imagery.

In between the
parenthesis below
please identify and
write down the page
number(s) where this
quote can be located
in your book.

Please analyze the significance of your chosen quotes by

responding to each of the three questions using the stem
sentences starters as your guide.

Questions for consideration

What is the image and its type (simile, metaphor, personification)?

What is the literal meaning of the image? What is being described in comparison with what?
What connotations (an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning) would
you associate with the words of the image?
Is there a link between the connotations (an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or
primary meaning) which you have chosen for the image and the real thing?

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1. What does the author mean by this quote?

The author means/suggests

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2. What words, phrases, and/or imagery lead us to
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Words and phrases like ______________ and
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3. How does this quote relate to the task you are
trying to answer from the prompt? What does it
demonstrate/suggest?
This quote proves significant imagery by
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1. What does the author mean by this quote?

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The author means/suggests

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2. What words, phrases, and/or imagery lead us to
this meaning?
Words and phrases like ______________ and
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