Imagery

What is Imagery? an author's use of vivid and descriptive language that appeals to one or more senses to evoke a mental picture of scenes Author’s use imagery in order to enhance a reader’s experiences and understanding of the text by appealing to human emotions and senses

Sensory Details vs. Imagery Sensory details is used to get an image Imagery is when you read and get an image while the author is describing something

Forms of Imagery 7 Main Types of imagery that relate to a human sense, feeling, or action: Visual Auditory Olfactory Gustatory Tactile Kinesthetic Organic

Visual Imagery Most widely used Helps reader’s visualize a particular image (events or places) through sight Example: “The shadows crisscrossed the rug while my cat stretched languidly in one of the patches of sun.”

Auditory Imagery Relates to a sound Often comes in the form of onomatopoeia Example: “The rumbling sound of clouds, indicated the start of a monsoon.” “She heard a crash, followed immediately by the crackling and breaking of glass, and then a thud, like the sound of a bowling ball being dropped.”

Olfactory Imagery Relates to an odor and helps the reader conjure up smells Example: “ I was awakened by the strong smell of freshly brewed coffee.”

Gustatory Evokes the sense of taste in one’s mind Example: “ She served the bland sea-shell pasta with the sweet mariana sauce.”

Tactile Relates to the sense of touch and the texture that something may feel Example: “ The cold water touched her skin and she felt a shudder run down her spine.”

Kinesthetic Relates to movement or action Example: “ Her heartbeat was so loud, she felt it could be heard across the room.”

Organic Relates to feelings of the body, including hunger, thirst, and fatigue Example: “It’s when I’m weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood.”