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• Visual imagery. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals to the reader’s sense of
sight by describing something the speaker or narrator of the poem sees. It may include
colors, brightness, shapes, sizes, and patterns. 
• Auditory imagery. This form of poetic imagery appeals to the reader’s sense of hearing or
sound. It may include music and other pleasant sounds, harsh noises, or silence.
• Gustatory imagery. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals to the reader’s sense
of taste by describing something the speaker or narrator of the poem tastes. It may include
sweetness, sourness, saltiness, savoriness, or spiciness.
• Tactile imagery. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals to the reader’s sense of
touch by describing something the speaker of the poem feels on their body. It may include
the feel of temperatures, textures, and other physical sensations.
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• Olfactory imagery. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals to the reader’s
sense of smell by describing something the speaker of the poem inhales.
• Kinesthetic imagery. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals to the
reader’s sense of motion. 
• Organic imagery. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet communicates internal
sensations such as fatigue, hunger, and thirst as well as internal emotions such as
fear, love, and despair.
 Images & Sense Impressions in Poetry

3. 4. The locks of the

2. They silently inhale approaching storm. Thou dirge
the clover-scented gale, My heart looks for her, and
she is not with me. Of the dying year, to which this
And the vapors that arise closing night
From the well-watered and The same night whitening the Will be the dome of a vast
1. Sugar smoking soil
Ah, honey, honey same trees. sepulchre,
You are my candy girl We, of that time, are no Vaulted with all thy
Rain in Summer by Henry congregated might
And you got me wanting you longer the same.
Wadsworth Longfellow
Sugar, Sugar by Andy Tonight I can Write by Ode to the West Wind by
Kim and Jeff Barry Pablo Neruda Percy Bysshe Shelley
6. Do not go gentle into that
good night, 7. Sweet was the walk along
Old age should burn and rave •Visual
the narrow lane
5. Flower in the crannied wall, at close of day; At noon, the bank and hedge- •Auditory
I pluck you out of the crannies, Rage, rage against the dying
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, rows all the way •Gustatory
Little flower—but if I could understand
of the light. Shagged with wild pale green
•Olfactory
What you are, root and all, and all in all, tufts of fragrant hay,
Do not Go Gentle into
I should know what God and man is. •Tactile
that Good Night by Sweet was the Walk by William
Flower on a Crannied Wall by Dylan Thomas Wordsworth •Kinesthetic
Alfred Lord Tennyson •Organic
 Images & Sense Impressions in Poetry
4. The locks of the approaching
2. They silently inhale 3. My heart looks for her, and storm. Thou dirge
the clover-scented gale, she is not with me. Of the dying year, to which this
And the vapors that arise closing night
From the well-watered and The same night whitening the Will be the dome of a vast
1. Sugar - Gustatory smoking soil same trees. sepulchre,
Ah, honey, honey We, of that time, are no Vaulted with all thy congregated
You are my candy girl Rain in Summer by Henry longer the same. might
And you got me wanting you Wadsworth Longfellow
Tonight I can Write by
Sugar, Sugar by Andy Pablo Neruda Ode to the West Wind by
Kim and Jeff Barry Percy Bysshe Shelley
6. Do not go gentle into that
good night, 7. Sweet was the walk along
Old age should burn and rave •Visual
the narrow lane
5. Flower in the crannied wall, at close of day; At noon, the bank and hedge- •Auditory
I pluck you out of the crannies, Rage, rage against the dying
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, rows all the way •Gustatory
Little flower—but if I could understand
of the light. Shagged with wild pale green
•Olfactory
What you are, root and all, and all in all, tufts of fragrant hay,
Do not Go Gentle into
I should know what God and man is. •Tactile
that Good Night by Sweet was the Walk by William
Flower on a Crannied Wall by Dylan Thomas Wordsworth •Kinesthetic
Alfred Lord Tennyson •Organic
 Images & Sense Impressions in Poetry

4. The locks of the approaching storm.

2. They silently inhale 3. My heart looks for her, and Thou dirge
the clover-scented gale, she is not with me. Of the dying year, to which this closing
And the vapors that arise night
From the well-watered and The same night whitening the Will be the dome of a vast sepulchre,
1. Sugar - Gustatory smoking soil - Olfactory same trees. Vaulted with all thy congregated might
Ah, honey, honey Of vapours, from whose solid
We, of that time, are no atmosphere
You are my candy girl Rain in Summer by Henry longer the same. Black rain, and fire, and hail will burst:
And you got me wanting you Wadsworth Longfellow
Tonight I can Write by
Sugar, Sugar by Andy Ode to the West Wind by Percy
Pablo Neruda Bysshe Shelley
Kim and Jeff Barry
6. Do not go gentle into that
good night, 7. Sweet was the walk along
Old age should burn and rave •Visual
the narrow lane
5. Flower in the crannied wall, at close of day; At noon, the bank and hedge- •Auditory
I pluck you out of the crannies, Rage, rage against the dying
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, rows all the way •Gustatory
Little flower—but if I could understand
of the light. Shagged with wild pale green
•Olfactory
What you are, root and all, and all in all, tufts of fragrant hay,
Do not Go Gentle into
I should know what God and man is. •Tactile
that Good Night by Sweet was the Walk by William
Flower on a Crannied Wall by Dylan Thomas Wordsworth •Kinesthetic
Alfred Lord Tennyson •Organic
 Images & Sense Impressions in Poetry

3. Visual 4. The locks of the

2. They silently inhale approaching storm. Thou dirge
the clover-scented gale, My heart looks for her, and
she is not with me. Of the dying year, to which this
And the vapors that arise closing night
From the well-watered and The same night whitening the Will be the dome of a vast
1. Sugar - Gustatory smoking soil - Olfactory
Ah, honey, honey same trees. sepulchre,
You are my candy girl We, of that time, are no Vaulted with all thy
Rain in Summer by Henry congregated might
And you got me wanting you longer the same.
Wadsworth Longfellow
Sugar, Sugar by Andy Tonight I can Write by Ode to the West Wind by
Kim and Jeff Barry Pablo Neruda Percy Bysshe Shelley
6. Do not go gentle into that
good night, 7. Sweet was the walk along
Old age should burn and rave •Visual
the narrow lane
5. Flower in the crannied wall, at close of day; At noon, the bank and hedge- •Auditory
I pluck you out of the crannies, Rage, rage against the dying
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, rows all the way •Gustatory
Little flower—but if I could understand
of the light. Shagged with wild pale green
•Olfactory
What you are, root and all, and all in all, tufts of fragrant hay,
Do not Go Gentle into
I should know what God and man is. •Tactile
that Good Night by Sweet was the Walk by William
Flower on a Crannied Wall by Dylan Thomas Wordsworth •Kinesthetic
Alfred Lord Tennyson •Organic
 Images & Sense Impressions in Poetry

2. They silently inhale 3. Visual 4. The locks of the

the clover-scented gale, My heart looks for her, and approaching storm. Thou dirge
And the vapors that arise she is not with me. Of the dying year, to which this
From the well-watered and closing night
1. Sugar - Gustatory The same night whitening the Will be the dome of a vast
smoking soil - Olfactory same trees.
Ah, honey, honey sepulchre,
You are my candy girl Rain in Summer by Henry We, of that time, are no Vaulted with all thy
And you got me wanting you longer the same. congregated might Auditory
Wadsworth Longfellow
Ode to the West Wind by
Sugar, Sugar by Andy Tonight I can Write by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Kim and Jeff Barry Pablo Neruda
6. Do not go gentle into that
good night, 7. Sweet was the walk along
Old age should burn and rave •Visual
the narrow lane
5. Flower in the crannied wall, at close of day; At noon, the bank and hedge- •Auditory
I pluck you out of the crannies, Rage, rage against the dying
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, rows all the way •Gustatory
Little flower—but if I could understand
of the light. Shagged with wild pale green
•Olfactory
What you are, root and all, and all in all, tufts of fragrant hay,
Do not Go Gentle into
I should know what God and man is. •Tactile
that Good Night by Sweet was the Walk by William
Flower on a Crannied Wall by Dylan Thomas Wordsworth •Kinesthetic
Alfred Lord Tennyson •Organic
 Images & Sense Impressions in Poetry

2. They silently inhale 3. Visual 4. The locks of the

the clover-scented gale, My heart looks for her, and approaching storm. Thou dirge
And the vapors that arise she is not with me. Of the dying year, to which this
From the well-watered and closing night
1. Sugar - Gustatory The same night whitening the Will be the dome of a vast
smoking soil - Olfactory same trees.
Ah, honey, honey sepulchre,
You are my candy girl Rain in Summer by Henry We, of that time, are no Vaulted with all thy
And you got me wanting you longer the same. congregated might Auditory
Wadsworth Longfellow
Ode to the West Wind by
Sugar, Sugar by Andy Tonight I can Write by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Kim and Jeff Barry Pablo Neruda
6. Do not go gentle into that
good night, 7. Sweet was the walk along
Old age should burn and rave •Visual
the narrow lane
5. Flower in the crannied wall, at close of day; At noon, the bank and hedge- •Auditory
I pluck you out of the crannies, Rage, rage against the dying
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,
rows all the way •Gustatory
Little flower—but if I could understand of the light. Shagged with wild pale green
tufts of fragrant hay, •Olfactory
What you are, root and all, and all in all,
I should know what God and man is. Tactile Do not Go Gentle into •Tactile
that Good Night by Sweet was the Walk by William
Flower on a Crannied Wall by Wordsworth •Kinesthetic
Dylan Thomas
Alfred Lord Tennyson •Organic
 Images & Sense Impressions in Poetry
2. They silently inhale
the clover-scented gale,
And the vapors that arise
From the well-watered and
1. Sugar - Gustatory
smoking soil - Olfactory
Ah, honey, honey
You are my candy girl Rain in Summer by Henry
And you got me wanting you
Wadsworth Longfellow
Sugar, Sugar by Andy
Kim and Jeff Barry
6. Do not go gentle into that
good night,
Old age should burn and rave
5. Flower in the crannied wall, at close of day;
I pluck you out of the crannies, Rage, rage against the dying
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,
Little flower—but if I could understand of the light. Organic
What you are, root and all, and all in all,
I should know what God and man is. Tactile Do not Go Gentle into
that Good Night by
Flower on a Crannied Wall by
Dylan Thomas
Alfred Lord Tennyson
3. Visual 4. The locks of the
My heart looks for her, and approaching storm. Thou dirge
she is not with me. Of the dying year, to which this
closing night
The same night whitening the Will be the dome of a vast
same trees.
sepulchre,
We, of that time, are no Vaulted with all thy
longer the same. congregated might Auditory
Ode to the West Wind by
Tonight I can Write by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Pablo Neruda
7. Sweet was the walk along •Visual
the narrow lane •Auditory
At noon, the bank and
•Gustatory
hedge-rows all the way
Shagged with wild pale green •Olfactory
tufts of fragrant hay,Kinesthetic •Tactile
•Kinesthetic
Sweet was the Walk by William
Wordsworth
•Organic