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IMAGERY
What does imagery mean?
Imagery is descriptive language used to appeal to a reader’s senses: touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight.
Objects and images obtained in the course of the work of imagination may not correspond to reality. The general characteristic of imagination can be called fiction.
What are the five types of imagery in literature?
Visual
Tactile (touch)
The 5 different types of imagery correspond with the five senses:
Gustatory (taste)
Olfactory (smell)
Auditory (sound)
Visual Imagery
Visual imagery is the most obvious and typical form of imagery.
Example: The moonlight shone over the lake and reflected in her big, dark eyes.
Olfactory Imagery
Olfactory imagery appeals to our sense of smell.
Example: The sweet aroma of the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room, causing Greg’s stomach to rumble.
The 5 different types of imagery
Gustatory Imagery
Gustatory imagery describes taste.
Example: As he bit into the juicy burger, a variety of spices danced upon his tongue.
Tactile Imagery
Tactile imagery appeals to our sense of touch.
Example: A gust of cold wind pierced her body.
Auditory Imagery
Auditory imagery describes sounds, from shrill cries to whispering winds.
Example: She awoke to the chirping of birds and the soft whisper of a breeze as it passed through the tree outside her window.
The goal of imagery is to make readers feel like they’re seeing the scene for themselves that they can appeal to all of the senses, not just sight.
Imagery is very important when writing fiction because the authors are required to use their words in order for the reader to imagine their stories.
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