CREATIVE

WRITING
Sabel Ross DC. Caliliw
 What is imagery?
▪ Imagery appeals to the senses and describes
in detail the things around us through our
senses.
▪ It uses figurative language to represent
objects, actions, and ideas in our senses.
▪ We use our senses in whatever we do and
wherever we go.
 IMAGERY
▪Visual
▪Auditory
▪Olfactory
▪Gustatory
▪Tactile
 Visual
▪Visual is a picture in words;
something that is concrete and can
be seen. Visual imagery includes
color, shape, size, and pattern.
▪Example: He first saw her in his
brother’s eyes.
 Auditory
▪ Auditory is something that you can hear
through your mind’s ears. Auditory
imagery includes enjoyable sound, noise,
and silence.
▪ Example: The palay stalks were losing
their trampled, wind-swept look and
stirring into little, almost inaudible
whispers.
 Olfactory
▪Olfactory is something that you can
smell through your mind’s nose.
Olfactory imagery includes fragrances
and odors.
▪Example: The sweet aroma of black
coffee from the kitchen is tempting
me.
 Gustatory
▪ Gustatory is something that you can taste
through your mind’s tongue. Gustatory
imagery includes sweetness, sourness,
saltiness, spiciness, and savoriness.
▪ Example: I will never forget the spicy
bagoong on top of sliced crunchy mango.
 Tactile
▪ Tactile is something that you can touch
through your mind’s skin. Tactile imagery
includes temperature, texture, touch, and
movement. (Literary Terms, 2015)
▪ Example: It was a voice too deep and
throaty for a woman but beneath it one
could detect a gentle, smooth nuance,
soft as silk.