IMAGERY,

DICTION,
FIGURE of
SPEECH
DOLOR SIT AMET
 IMAGERY
 isa literary device used in poetry, novels, and
other writing that uses vivi
Imagery is a literary device used in poetry, novels,
and other writing that uses vivid description that
appeals to a readers’ senses to create an image or
idea in their head. Through language, imagery
does not only paint a picture, but aims to portray
the sensational and emotional experience within
text.
Imagery in Literature:
Tools for Imagination
VISUA
appeals to the sense of sight
and plays the largest role in
imagery in literature. It
describes what a scene or

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character looks like.

Example:
The old book had

imagery
water spots across
its spine. Some of
the pages yellowed.
The old book had water spots across its spine. Some of the pages yellowed.
  Example:
AUDITORY .
The clang of pots and pans signaled
imagery that breakfast was almost ready.

describes specific
sounds that are
happening within
the story.
 OLFACTORY
imagery
describes a particular scent

Example:
The air smelled salty, reminding
me that the beach is nearby.
 GUSTATORY
imagery
pertains to the sense of taste

Example:The warm doughnut

tasted sweet with hints of
vanilla and strawberry.
TACTILE imagery

 appeals to the sense of

touch
Example: 
Shadrock placed his bare
hand on the cold snow.
deals with the
movement or action
KINESTHETIC imagery

of objects or people
Example: The
little boy ran down the
street.
 ORGANIC imagery
the most difficult form of imagery to Examples:
write. It deals with creating a specific She bit her lip to keep
feeling or emotion within the reader
herself from retorting.
Phrases that make the reader feel
sad, fearful, nostalgic, elated, even She held up her hands.
lost are all extremely effective
organic imagery. 
Who’s up for
challenge???

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DICTION