3. Imagery
ROMEO:
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows,
As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand,
And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! –
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night
4. Look at one of the paragraphs
Read through the paragraph and
• Identify the point, evidence and explanation
• Highlight the language terminology
• Why is explanation worthy of this level?
6. Level 6 paragraph
Romeo has just seen Juliet for the first time at the
Capulets’ ball and is enchanted by her beauty. This is evident
as Juliet ‘doth teach the torches to burn bright’. Here, the
declarative phrase compares Juliet to a glowing torch, and
that she is giving the torch human-like qualities. The word
‘bright’ has connotations of allure, and that we should all be
drawn to the light.
7. Level 7 paragraph
Romeo has just seen Juliet for the first time at the
Capulets’ ball and is enchanted by her beauty. This is evident
as he describes Juliet as someone who teaches ‘the torches
to burn bright’. Here, the declarative phrase compares Juliet
to a glowing torch; the personification suggests her beauty is
so powerful that it is not only bright, but ‘burns’ bright. The
verb ‘burns’ suggests how ferocious the light is, and that it
can be compared to fire, and the adjective has connotations
of allure, and that we should be drawn to the light.
8. Level 8 paragraph
Romeo has just seen Juliet for the first time at the
Capulets’ ball and is enchanted by her beauty. This is evident
as he describes Juliet as someone who teaches ‘the torches
to burn bright’. Here, the declarative phrase compares Juliet
to a glowing torch; the personification suggests her beauty is
so powerful that it is not only bright, but ‘burns’ bright. The
verb ‘burns’ suggests how ferocious the light is, and that it
can be compared to fire, and the adjective has connotations
of allure, and that we should be drawn to the light. In
addition, the bilabial ‘b’ sounds seem to mimic the lighting of
the fire, and the harshness suggests that Juliet has just
been thrusted into his vision.
9. Pick out…
•Using the annotations that we have done
using Romeo’s speech, pick out one image
that you find particularly powerful…
10. P.E.E Paragraph
Using your chosen image, write a P.E.E paragraph
Starter sentence
In scene 4 Romeo, who is at the Capulet’s party, sees
Juliet for the first time. The phrase ……………..
11. Peer Assessment
• Swap books with your partner
Do they have…
a point, evidence and explanation
Embedded the quote
language terminology (and word classes)
spoken about a word or two in detail
spoken about more than one suggestion
Give a level dependent on the checklist that we have made
12. Homework – Due 17th March
• Spelling test
1. Adjective
2. Sonnet
3. Shakespeare
4. Religious
5. Pentameter
6. Infatuation
7. Imagery
8. Personification
9. Metaphor
10. Declarative
11. Alliteration
12. Bilabials
