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
