“….Which has its sounds, familiar, like the roar Of trees and crack of branches, common things, But nothing so like beating on a box” (From ‘An Old Mans Winter Night’ by Robert Frost).(excerpt from Maniac Magee)Īuditory imagery is the mental representation of any sound and it is vital in imagining and feeling a situation. But never licorice, which, to him, was real black. He kept looking and looking, and the colors he found were gingersnap and light fudge and dark fudge and acorn and butter rum and cinnamon and burnt orange. For the life of him, he couldn’t figure why these East Enders called themselves black.The shadows crisscrossed the rug while my cat stretched languidly in one of the patches of sun.The crimson liquid spilled from the neck of the white dove, staining and matting its pure, white feathers.This the most frequent type of imagery used to recreate a certain image. Conjured below are some definite examples. There are seven different kinds of imagery visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, organic, olfactory and gustatory. Always remember, the key to good imagery is evoking all the senses. to effectively crop a picture within the minds eyes. Imagery is a device which needs to be aided with other figures of speech like similes, metaphors and personification etc. Using vivid descriptions and comparisons with the help of sound words, helps recreate images and emotions. Without this stimulation of imagination, literature and poetry are just like a few words sprinkled on a blank canvas. Not only does it mean creating a visual image but also means portraying the sensations of touch, taste, smell, sounds and emotions in their true sense. Making the reader feel as if he is present in the very moment, right between the lines, is what imagery is all about. Imagery Examples: Any writer feels most accomplished when what he or she composes creates an impression in the reader’s minds.
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