Homework Help: Literature

Posted by Lily on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 3:57am.

I don't quite get what they mean by senses... Here is their question, it's based on a poem named 'The Village Blacksmith'.

You can experience a poem more fully if you use your senses. What sense is the blacksmith using in lines 28 and 29?

The lines:

28] He hears his daughter's voice,
29] Singing in the village choir,

Later on, they also ask this:

Give three details from the poem that appeal to your senses, and tell what sens each appeals to.

I hope someone can help =]

Literature - Writeacher, Friday, May 16, 2008 at 7:21am
This is referring the the five senses:

sight
hearing
taste
touch
smell

The terminology "sensory details" is another way of referring to these five.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senses
Literature - Lily, Friday, May 16, 2008 at 2:12pm
ok, thanks!

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