Imagery

Leopards growl

• Visual

• Olfactory

• Gustatory

• Auditory

"The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs

Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.

At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.

The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......

Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of sound.

• "he took the box of matches"

• "the darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage..."

• "he stood motionless"

• "at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible"

It is the imagery use to address our sense of vision. In that way, the reader can visualize what is happening in the story in her or his own mind.

• visual imagery

• olfactory imagery

• gustatory imagery

• auditory imagery

How does imagery help readers understand a passage?

• It expresses how the author is feeling

• It tells readers the mood

• It is written using first-person

• It helps readers visualize the events being described

The form of imagery employed in the following sentence tells us that Greg is enjoying the fragrance of ……...........…

The sweet aroma of the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room, causing Greg’s stomach to rumble.

• sweet aroma

• fresh chocolate chip cookies

• the kitchen

• the living room

The sky was wide and very blue. The imagery used in the sentence is _____________.

• visual imagery

• olfactory imagery

• gustatory imagery

• tactile imagery

The sun is so hot

• Tactile

• Auditory

• Olfactory

• Visual

Later in the day the sky turned grey

• Auditory

• Visual

• Gustatory

• Olfactory

Eagle soar

• Tactile

• Olfactory

• Auditory

• Visual

Identify the imagery type used in the following sentence.

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.

• Hearing

• Touch

• Visual

• Smell

• Taste