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Visual Imagery Analysis

Read the original passage. Notice how the writer’s words help you picture the setting, characters and mood. Then answer each question using details from the passage.

The Windmill at Dusk

The last light slid across the red plain, turning the dusty track copper. Hamish and Chloe hurried towards the old windmill, their boots crunching over dry grass. Above them, clouds gathered like a rumpled grey blanket. The windmill’s blades creaked and groaned, though there was hardly a breeze. Chloe held the gate open while Hamish peered into the dark shed. A tiny squeak came from behind a stack of feed sacks. Hamish switched on his torch. Its narrow beam found a young joey, blinking in the shadows. Outside, a single star appeared in the purple sky. The joey trembled, but Chloe spoke softly and held out her water bottle. Soon, its ears lifted. The windmill gave one final groan, and the two friends carried the joey towards the station lights.

Notice the writer’s word choices

Use evidence from the passage. More than one interpretation may be possible when you explain your thinking.

1.Which phrase most clearly helps you picture the colour of the dusty track?
  • “their boots crunching”
  • “turning the dusty track copper”
  • “a tiny squeak”
  • “held the gate open”
2.In your own words, what does “clouds gathered like a rumpled grey blanket” help you imagine about the sky?
3.The windmill “creaked and groaned”. What sound might a reader imagine, and what mood does it create at this point?
4.Which detail makes the shed seem dark and mysterious before Hamish finds the joey?
  • Chloe holds the gate open.
  • Hamish peers into the dark shed.
  • The friends carry the joey towards the lights.
  • A star appears in the sky.
5.What does the phrase “Its narrow beam found a young joey” suggest about the torchlight?
6.The sky changes from copper-coloured light to a “purple sky” with a star. What time of day is it, and which words give you clues?
7.Match each image from the passage with the idea it helps create.
  • The rumpled grey blanket of clouds
  • The narrow torch beam
  • The single star
  • B. A threatening or uncertain sky
  • C. A focused light revealing something hidden
  • A. A small sign of hope in the dark
8.At first, the setting feels uneasy. Which two details create that mood?
9.Which detail helps the mood become calmer and more hopeful?
  • The windmill blades creak and groan.
  • The joey trembles in the shadows.
  • Chloe speaks softly and the joey’s ears lift.
  • Clouds gather above the plain.
10.Choose one vivid phrase from the passage. Explain what you picture and how the phrase helps create the mood.
11.How do the words describing sounds help you imagine what is happening, rather than simply telling you that the friends are near the shed?

3 printable pages

  • Visual Imagery Analysis, page 1 of 3: The Windmill at Dusk, Notice the writer’s word choices

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  • Visual Imagery Analysis, page 2 of 3: 4. Which detail makes the shed seem dark and mysterious before Hamish finds the joey?

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  • Visual Imagery Analysis, page 3 of 3: 10. Choose one vivid phrase from the passage. Explain what you picture and how the phrase…

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