Appealing to the Senses Imagery Appealing to the Senses

Imagery Definition: Using concrete language to create a sensory experience Visual (sight) Aural (sound) Kinesthetic /Tactile (touch) Olfactory (smell) Gustatory (taste)

Language of Imagery Abstract referring to something that does not have a physical reality Ideas, attitudes, feelings (emotions), concepts Example: grief Often vague, difficult to relate to Vague—not clearly expressed; lacking definite shape, form, or character Ambiguous—clearly defined realm of meaning; open to more than one interpretation

Language of Imagery Concrete referring to something that has a physical reality; appeals to one or more of the five senses communicating abstract emotions through language that the reader can experience in his or her imagination through one or more of the five senses Focus: showing over telling Example: abstract=grief; concrete= an empty doorway (MacLeish)