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What is Imagery?
What is Imagery?
Imagery is the literary term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses. When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used imagery.
Imagery is the literary term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses. When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used imagery.
EXAMPLES:
1. I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
1. I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
2. Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.
2. Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.
3. The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud.
3. The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud.
Let's try it! Scroll through the photos below and try to imagine your senses taking it all in.
Let's try it! Scroll through the photos below and try to imagine your senses taking it all in.
As you scroll, write down the 5 senses on the side of your page, then start filling in examples of what you experience for each of the senses.
As you scroll, write down the 5 senses on the side of your page, then start filling in examples of what you experience for each of the senses.
SIGHT
SIGHT
TOUCH
TOUCH
TASTE
TASTE
SMELL
SMELL
SOUND
SOUND
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