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.