…a literary device. Difference between Literal Imagery and Figurative Imagery There is a slight difference in literal and figurative imagery. Literal imagery, as the name applies, is near in meanings…
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Examples of Imagery in Poetry
…of imagery, each related to one of the human senses: Visual imagery (sight) Auditory imagery (hearing) Olfactory imagery (smell) Gustatory imagery (taste) Tactile imagery ( touch) A writer can use…
Tactile Imagery
Definition of Tactile Imagery Tactile imagery appeals to the sense of touch. It is the most vibrant and spirited form of imagery. The writer discusses the feel of texture, temperature,…
Kinesthetic Imagery
…to appeal to the senses of the reader so that he can envision the characters and their feelings. Difference between Kinesthetic imagery and Tactile imagery Kinesthetic and tactile imagery are…
Visual Imagery
…to explore. You can read about imagery here – https://literarydevices.net/imagery/ Visual Imagery In Poems In poetries, visual imagery plays a major role. It helps the poet to intensify the impact…
Olfactory Imagery
Definition of Olfactory Imagery Sensory imagery plays an important role in creating mental images for the reader while reading. So that he/she can engage himself to that level at which…
Gustatory Imagery
…and trampled under foot by men – Mathew 5:13 The Role Of Olfactory Imagery (Smell) with Gustatory Imagery Gustatory imagery is used to describe flavors and food experiences. The relationship…
Auditory Imagery
Auditory Imagery Definition Auditory imagery is used to explain things, ideas and actions using sounds that appeal to our sense of hearing. It is intended to invoke up sound images…
Examples Of Figurative Language In Children’s Poetry and Rhymes
…imagery which appeals to our senses as in lines ‘ I heard the rustle’, ‘blackness everywhere’ and ‘creeping on the ground’. Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty…
Litany
…Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “You are the bread and the knife”, “the crystal goblet and the wine” and “You…
To Autumn
…in the second and third stanzas to emphasize his point such as, “Where are the songs of spring?” Imagery: The use of imagery makes the reader visualize the writer’s feelings…
Under the Harvest Moon
…its presentation of the autumnal landscape and its romantic imagery. Sandburg’s use of simple language and direct tone made the poem popular. The poem is still popular after having a…
Kinesthesia
Definition of Kinesthesia Kinesthesia is a type of imagery that is used as a poetic device. It is a poetic device that gives a feeling of natural, or physical bodily…
Simile
…that love’s music is a choir voice and creating another metaphor, the simile indicates that love’s music is like a choir voice. The simile enhances the imagery and audience understanding…
Hamlet Act-I, Scene-I Study Guide
…to make the scene more verbose, so that the complexity of the situation could pose a serious challenge to the audience. Imagery Using imagery is another way to heighten the…
Ode to the West Wind
…the season. Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things with their five senses. For example, “dark wintery bed”, “yellow, and black and pale and hectic red” and “Angles…
Auguries of Innocence
…7. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same lines such as the sound of /b/ in “The Bleat the Bark Bellow & Roar”. 8. Imagery: Imagery…
Othello
…wild cats in your kitchens. (Act-II, Scene-I, Lines 109-110). These are three examples of the use of imagery as the first one shows animal imagery, the second one bird imagery,…
Ezekiel 23:20
…churches. Hence remains unknown to most Christians. A few literary devices used in Ezekiel 23:20 are given below. Imagery – The verse uses extensive and lewd imagery to describe a…
The Garden
…or bays, And their uncessant labours see Crown’d from some single herb or tree,” Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. Andrew Marvell has…
