IMAGERY

IMAGERY
Is the creation of images in the mind of the reader
using words that appeal to the senses.

It uses descriptive language to engage human

senses that evokes human experiences.
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AUDITORY

Types of
IMAGERY GUSTATORY

TACTILE

OLFACTORY
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Appeals to the sense of sight through the
description of color, light, size, pattern,
etc.
Example:

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.

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).

Glittering white, the blanket of snow-covered everything in sight

and also blocked the street.

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 AUDITORY
appeals to the sense of hearing or sound by
including melodic sounds, silence and harsh noises.

Example:

• Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as Shannon

began practicing her concerto.

Here, auditory imagery breaks silence with the beautiful sound of

piano keys.

• She is awakened by the chirping of the birds, barking of the

dogs and the soft whispers of breeze that passed through her
window.

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 GUSTATORY
appeals to the sense of taste by describing whether
something is sweet, salty, savory, spicy, or sour

Example:

• The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet

chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended
together on her tongue.

Thanks to an in-depth description of the candy’s various flavors,

the reader can almost experience the deliciousness directly.
Here, auditory imagery breaks silence with the beautiful sound of
piano keys.

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 TACTILE
appeals to the sense of touch by describing how something
physically feels, such as its temperature, texture, or other
sensation.
Example:

• After the long run, he collapsed in the grass

with tired and burning muscles. The grass
tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.

In this example, imagery is used to describe the feeling of

strained muscles, grass’s tickle, and sweat cooling on skin.

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 OLFACTORY
appeals to the sense of smell by describing
something’s fragrance or odor.
Example:

• 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.

The scent of hibiscus helps describe a scene which is

relaxing, warm, and welcoming.

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 The Red Wheelbarrow
By: William Carlos Williams

so much depends upon

a red wheelbarrow

glazed with rainwater

beside the white chickens.

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 FIGURES OF SPEECH
A figure of speech is an expression used to make a greater effect on
your reader or listener. It includes making comparisons, contrasts,
associations, exaggerations and constructions. It also gives a much
clearer picture of what you are trying to convey.

A figure of speech is a deviation from the ordinary use of words in

order to increase their effectiveness. It deviates a statement from its real
meaning or common usage to create a new required effect. It usually
emphasizes, embellishes, or clarifies language in both written and oral
form.
Importance of Figures of Speech

It enhances the beauty of the writing. It makes the sentence deeper and leaves
the reader with a sense of wonder. It brings life to the words used by the writer.
The figure of Speech not only shows the writer's intent but also his purpose in
using such language.

It adds flavour to the writing and makes it so much more enjoyable for the
reader.
 5 Major Categories of
Figures of Speech
1. Figures of resemblance: It is also known as the figure of relationship. It is made up
of simile, metaphor, or kenning.

2. Figures of emphasis: It is also known as a figure of an understatement. It is made up

of hyperbole.

3. Figures of sound: It uses alliteration.

4. Verbal games: It is also known as gymnastics. It includes puns.

5. Errors: It is created of malapropism and usually generated because of blunder.

TYPES OF FIGURE OF SPEECH

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 SIMILE

A simile is a figure of speech that is mainly used to

compare two or more things that possess a similar quality.
It uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make the
comparison.

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 SIMILE
Example:

• As fast as a cheetah
• Move like a snail
• My father has eyes like a hawk. He finds out even the
smallest things.

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 METAPHOR
When you compare two unlike or different things or
ideas, it is known as a metaphor.

It is an informal or implied simile in which the words

‘like’ ‘as’ are avoided.
For example, He is like a Giant - Simile
He is a Giant - Metaphor.

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 METAPHOR

Example:
• You are the apple of my eye.

• Ocean’s sound is music to my ear

• Time is money.

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 PERSONIFICATION
used to attribute human characteristics to
something that is not human. It can also be used
to personify an abstract quality.

“the act of giving a human quality or

characteristic to something which is not human.”

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 PERSONIFICATION
Example:

• The flowers talked to them in the garden.

• The sun kissed me while I was clicking a picture.

• The stars were sparkling and winking at all of us.

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 HYPERBOLE

Hyperbole is when you use words to exaggerate

what you mean or emphasize a point. It is used to
make something seem bigger or more important
than it actually is.

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 HYPERBOLE

EXAMPLE:

• It has been ages since I have had a proper meal.

• She’s older than this world.

• Everybody knows me.

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 ALLITERATION

It is a series of words, which commence with the same

letter.

Alliteration consists of the repetition of a sound or of a

letter at the beginning of two or more words.

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 ALLITERATION

EXAMPLE:

• She sells seashells.

• Nick needed new notebooks.

• Dirty dolphins dove across the ocean

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 ASSONANCE

Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of similar

vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to
each other within a line of poetry or prose.

Assonance most often refers to the repetition of internal vowel

sounds in words that do not end the same.

Remember.. Vowel sounds not vowel letters

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 ASSONANCE

For example,

“he fell asleep under the cherry tree” is a phrase that features
assonance with the repetition of the long “e” vowel, despite the
fact that the words containing this vowel do not end in perfect
rhymes.

This allows writers the means of emphasizing important words in

a phrase or line, as well as creating a sense of rhythm, enhancing
mood, and offering a lyrical effect of words and sounds.

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 ASSONANCE

For example,

• Winner, winner, chicken dinner

• Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite

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 ANAPHORA

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive

sentences, phrases, or clauses. Anaphora works as a literary
device to allow writers to convey, emphasize, and reinforce
meaning.

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 ANAPHORA

Example:

• Stay safe. Stay well. Stay happy

The word Stay is used to emphasize a point.

• So many places, so little time

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 ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate the sounds
associated with the objects or actions they refer to (such as hiss or
murmur).

It can also include made-up words or simply a series of letters,

such as zzzzzz to represent a person sleeping or snoring.

The adjective is onomatopoeic or onomatopoetic. An

"onomatope" is a particular word that imitates the sound it
denotes.

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 ONOMATOPOEIA
Example:

• Brrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinng! An alarm clock clanged in the dark

and silent room.

• Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-

dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks

• The meow of a cat is endless.

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 PUN
A pun is a literary device that is also known as a “play on words.”
Puns involve words with similar or identical sounds but with
different meanings. Their play on words also relies on a word or
phrase having more than one meaning.
Puns are generally intended to be humorous, but they often have
a serious purpose as well in literary works.

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 PUN
For example, if you were to attend a lecture about managing
finances entitled “Common Cents,” this features a pun.
The play on words is between “cents,” as in coins, and “sense,”
as in awareness. This pun is also effective as a play on words of
the phrase “common sense,” which is appropriate to the subject
of managing finances

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 PUN
Example:

• When my algebra teacher retired, he wasn’t ready for the

aftermath.

• Her cat is near the computer to keep an eye on the mouse

• The road to success is always under construction

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