Color, such as: burnt red, bright orange, dull yellow, verdant green, and Robin’s egg blue.Visual imagery describes what we see: comic book images, paintings, or images directly experienced through the narrator’s eyes. Here are the five most common types of imagery used in creative writing: In this example, imagery is used to describe the feeling of strained muscles, grass’s tickle, and sweat cooling on skin. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow. Example 5Īfter the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. Thanks to an in-depth description of the candy’s various flavors, the reader can almost experience the deliciousness directly. The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue. The scent of hibiscus helps describe a scene which is relaxing, warm, and welcoming. 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. Here, auditory imagery breaks silence with the beautiful sound of piano keys. Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as Shannon began practicing her concerto. In this example, the experience of the night sky is described in depth with color (black as ever, bright), shape (varied constellations), and pattern (sprinkled).
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. Imagery includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader’s experience through their senses. Imagery is language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader.
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