Imagery is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes emotional responses.

It
is useful as it allows an author to add depth and understanding to his work, like a sculptor
adding layer and layer to his statue, building it up into a beautiful work of art.

FORMS OF IMAGERY
Visual imagery is perhaps the most frequently used form.
 The crimson liquid spilled from the neck of the white dove, staining and matting its pure,
white feathers.
Auditory imagery represents a sound.
 The bells chimed 2 o'clock and Daniel got ready for school.
 Onomatopoeia: a word that makes a sound.
Kinesthetic imagery represents movement topo manda
 as in Wordsworth's poem Daffodils: "tossing their heads in sprightly dance"
Olfactory imagery represents a smell.
 Gio's socks, still soaked with sweat from Tuesday's P.E. class, filled the classroom with
an aroma akin to that of salty, week-old, rotting fish.
Gustatory imagery represents a taste.
 The sweet marinara sauce makes up for the bland sea-shell pasta that Jeffrey served.
 Tumbling through the ocean water after being overtaken by the monstrous wave, Mark
unintentionally took a gulp of the briny, bitter mass, causing him to cough and gag.
Tactile imagery represents touch.
 Yalimar dug her feet into the wet sand, burying her toes inside the beach as cold waves
lapped at her ankles.
 The clay oozed between Jeremy's fingers as he let out a squeal of pure glee.