C R EAT I V E

WRITING
 Value the significance of the
different types of imagery in
creative writing
 identify the different types of
Objectives: imagery
Use the types of imagery in
creative writing
 Appreciate the significance of
effective use of words in creative
writing
Differentiate formal diction from
Objectives: informal diction
Use the different figures in
creative writing
IMAGERY, DICTION
AND FIGURES OF
SPEECH
 Imagery
Imagery is the language used by creative
writers, poets, novelists, playwrights and
other writers to create images in the mind of
the reader. Imagery includes figurative and
metaphorical language to improve the
reader’s experience through their senses.
 Imagery
The use of imagery appeals to how you see,
hear, smell, taste, touch, and feel the things that
you are writing about. It is an author's use of
vivid and descriptive language to add depth to
their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen
the reader's understanding of the work.
 Visual Imagery (Sight)
It is a picture in words; something that is concrete and can be seen.

Example:
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
 Visual Imagery (Sight)
It is a picture in words; something that is concrete and can be seen.

Example:
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
Visual Imagery (Sight)
Visual imagery may include:
 Color
 Shapes
 Size
 Pattern
 Visual Imagery (Sight)
Visual imagery may include:
 Color
 Shapes
 Size
 Pattern
COLOR P
Example: A
The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in T
beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled T
across the astronomical landscape E
R
SHAPE N
 Auditory Imagery (Hear)
It is something that you can hear through your mind’s ears.

Example:
Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as
Shannon began practicing her concerto.

Auditory imagery may include:

 enjoyable sounds
 noises
 Gustatory Imagery (Smell)
It is something that you can taste through your mind’s tongue.

Example:
The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and
slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue.

Olfactory imagery may include:

 sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and tartness, such as lemons and
limes, saltiness, such as pretzels, French fries, spiciness, such as
salsas and curries, savoriness, such as a steak dinner or thick soup
 Tactile Imagery (Touch)
It is something that you can touch through your mind’s skin.

Example:
After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning
muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.

Tactile imagery may include:

 Temperature
 Texture
 Movement
 Olfactory Imagery (Smell)
It is something that you can smell through your mind’s nose.

Example:
She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical
smell a reminder that she was on vacation in a beautiful place.

Olfactory imagery may include:

 fragrances, such as perfumes, enticing food and drink, and scent of
flowers.
 odors, such as rotting trash, body odors, or a stinky wet dog.