Imagery

Writers create imagery through figurative language.  Which is NOT a type of figurative language.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• theme

This imagery addresses our sense of hearing. To create a complete mental picture in the minds of the reader about the incident in the story, the writer incorporates a description of the sounds too.

• visual imagery

• olfactory imagery

• auditory imagery

• tactile imagery

How does imagery help us understand a piece of writing?

• By expressing how the author is feeling?

• By telling the mood.

• Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

My fingers lingered on the familiar leaves....

• sight

• taste

• smell

• touch

Is this an example of imagery?

"They ate food."

• Yes

• No

The imagery use in the sentence is?

• Smell

• Touch

• Taste

• 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

The form of imagery employed in the following sentence?

As the chili touched my tongue, I thought a fire had been lit in my mouth.

• Taste

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

• Visual

Which of the following is an example of visual imagery?

• A) The sweet scent of roses filled the air.

• B) The thunder roared loudly in the night.

• C) The bright red apple shone in the sunlight.

• D) The velvet fabric felt smooth to the touch.

What type of imagery is used in the sentence: 'The bitter taste of the medicine lingered on my tongue'?

• A) Visual

• B) Auditory

• C) Gustatory

• D) Tactile