1. It shall flash through doing ages,
2.It shall light the distant years;
3.And eyes now dim with sorrow
4. Shall be brighter through their tears
5. It shall flush the mountain ranges,
6. And the valleys shall grow bright;
7. It shall battle the hills in radiance,
8. And crown their brows with light
9. It shall flood with golden splendor
10. All the hunts of caroline
11. And the sun-kissed brow of labor
12. With lustre new shall shine
13. It shall glide the gloomy prison
14. Darkened by the nations crime
15. Where the dumb and patient millions
16. Wait better-coming time
17. By the light that glide their prison
18. They shall see its mouldering key
19. And the bolts and bars shall vibrate
20. With the triumphs of the free
21. Though the morning seemed to linger
22. O'er the hill-tops far away
23.Now the shadows bear the promise
24. Of the quickly coming day
25. Soon the mists and murky shadows
26. Shall be frightened with crimson light,
27. And glorious dawn of freedom
28. Break refulgent on the sight
6. Poets use imagery and words with different connotations and denotations. In a paragraph, define and
provide an example of imagery, connotation, and denotation. Then, explain how poets use these elements
to contribute to tone in a poem. Support your answer with evidence from “President Lincoln’s Declaration
of Emancipation, January 1, 1863.”
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I have to agree with Anonymous @Memes.
Imagery refers to the use of vivid and descriptive language to create mental images and stimulate the senses. In the poem, "President Lincoln's Declaration of Emancipation, January 1, 1863," imagery can be seen in lines 5 to 8:
"It shall flush the mountain ranges,
And the valleys shall grow bright;
It shall battle the hills in radiance,
And crown their brows with light."
Here, the use of words like "flush," "mountain ranges," "valleys," "battle," "radiance," and "crown" paints a vivid and vibrant picture in the reader's mind, conveying a sense of hope, transformation, and renewal.
Connotation refers to the emotional or cultural associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning. In the poem, lines 13 to 16 provide an example of connotation:
"It shall glide the gloomy prison
Darkened by the nations crime
Where the dumb and patient millions
Wait better-coming time"
The use of words like "gloomy," "darkened," "nations crime," "dumb," "patient," and "better-coming time" evoke a sense of oppression, suffering, hopelessness, and the longing for a brighter future. These words carry a strong emotional weight, contributing to the overall tone of the poem.
Denotation, on the other hand, refers to the literal or dictionary definition of a word. The lines 9 to 12 illustrate an example of denotation:
"It shall flood with golden splendor
All the haunts of caroline
And the sun-kissed brow of labor
With lustre new shall shine"
Here, words like "flood," "golden," "splendor," "haunts," "caroline," "sun-kissed," "brow," "labor," and "lustre" have their literal meanings, conveying the idea of an abundant and radiant transformation.
Poets use these elements - imagery, connotation, and denotation - to contribute to the tone in a poem. In "President Lincoln's Declaration of Emancipation, January 1, 1863," the vivid imagery, the emotionally charged connotations, and the literal meanings of the words work together to create a tone of hope, liberation, and triumph. Through the use of descriptive language, evocative associations, and literal expressions, the poem conveys a message of positive change, inspiring the reader with a sense of optimism and a vision of a brighter future.