IMAGERY

IMAGERY
Means to use figurative language to represent
objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it
appeals to our physical senses.
 IMAGERY
Evokes a sensory experience or creates a
picture with words
 Visual Imagery
 Describes what we see;
 appeals to the sense of sight through the
description of color, light, size, pattern, etc.
 Visual Imagery

The woods are lovely, dark

and deep, but I have
promises to keep.
 Visual Imagery

The golden rays of the

setting sun reflected upon
the clear waters of the
lake.
 Visual Imagery
The night was black as ever,
but bright stars lit up the sky
in beautiful and varied
constellations which were
sprinkled across the
astronomical landscape
 Auditory
Imagery
 Describes what we hear from
music or sounds, to noise, to
pure silence
 appeals to the sense of hearing
auditory Imagery

Silence was broken by the

peal of piano keys as
Sharon began practicing
her concerto.
auditory Imagery
The alarm clock beeped.

The phone is ringing.

He whispered something in
her ears.
 olfactory
Imagery
 Describes what we smell, may
include fragrances and odor.
 appeals to the sense of smell
 olfactory Imagery

He woke up to the smell

of burnt toast.
 olfactory Imagery

I came inside because the

house smells like a
chocolate brownie.
 gustatory
Imagery
 Describes what we taste, may include
flavors.
 appeals to the sense of taste
 Can include the basic flavors – sweet,
salty, bitter and sour, as well as the
textures and sensations tied to the act
of eating.
 gustatory Imagery
The candy melted in her
mouth and swirls of
bittersweet chocolate and
slightly sweet but salty
caramel blended together
on her tongue.
 gustatory Imagery
Her mouth watered as she
bit into the sour mango.

The fresh and juicy orange

is very cold and sweet.
 Tactile Imagery
 Describes what we touch or feel
 appeals to the sense of touch by
describing how something
physically feels
 includes texture, temperature,
touch.
 Tactile Imagery
The girl ran her hand on a
soft satin fabric.

His legs ached after

climbing so many flights of
stairs.
 Tactile Imagery
A gust of cold wind pierced
her body.

His legs ached after

climbing so many flights of
stairs.
 kinesthetic Imagery
 appeals to the sense of motion
 includes the sensation of speeding
along in a vehicle, a sudden jolt
when stopping
 It may apply to the movement of
the poem’s speaker/narrator or
objects around them.
 kinesthetic Imagery
The birds flapped their
wings in excitement.

He holds him with his

skinny hands.
 organic Imagery
The birds flapped their
wings in excitement.

He holds him with his

skinny hands.
 organic Imagery
 The poet communicates internal
sensations such as fatigue, hunger
and thirst as well as internal
emotions such as fear, love,
despair.