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We see a bright sun in the sky being dimmed by possibly clouds.īy chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed. He depicts the sun and heaven as persons saying that heaven has an eye and then when speaking about the brightness of the sun he says “his complexion dimmed.” Again, we still can see the image he trying to create. Its scenery capabilities give poetic lines the ability to. Visual Imagery: it consists of elements which allures the sight.

Basicallywith respect to the five human senses there are seven discrete forms of imagery in poetry, viz. Instead of saying the sun, Shakespeare says “the eye of heaven” which is more unique and creative. In a bid of achieving this sole aim, different types of poetic imagery emerged powerfully. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines’Īnd often is his gold complexion dimmed-(Shakespeare 760) Shakespeare again uses personification in these two lines. Another example of Shakespeare’s use of these tools is lines five and six: The use of personification does create an image we can see the flower buds shaking and moving due to the winds. Shakespeare uses personification, giving the winds human qualities and giving “May” a sense of ownership. An example of his use of the tools is the third line of the poem, “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May” (Shakespeare 760). It almost seems as if every line is a form of imagery or figurative language.

Firstly, although being a fairly short poem, in “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” William Shakespeare uses a lot of imagery and figurative language.

The two poems which I chose to discuss are: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” and “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” I felt as if these two poems use imagery and figurative language the most and also use it very well. Imagery not only involves visuals but also the other four senses while figurative language is a creative way of expression and a technique used to create imagery. Imagery and figurative language are very important tools in creating a successful poem. Use of Imagery and Figurative Language in Poems