Poetry - Imagery

Terms Related to Poetry – Imagery

Imagery –

the creation of sensory images through words

Pattern of imagery –

the systematic use of imagery in a work

Synesthesia –

the combining of sensory images

Visual imagery –

the creation of an image of sight

Auditory imagery –

the creation of an image of sound

Tactile imagery –

the creation of an image of touch

Olfactory imagery –

the creation of an image of smell

Gustatory imagery –

the creation of an image of taste

Static imagery –

an image which is unchanging

Kinetic imagery –

an image which creates a sense of motion or movement such as the wind in the trees

Connotation –

the understood or implied meaning of a word as opposed to the literal meaning such as the word home which has more meaning than just where a person lives.

Atmosphere –

the general feeling of the surroundings that is created by the work such as peaceful

Mood –

the feeling that is created in the reader as a result of the tone or atmosphere in a work such as anger.