Once upon a time, in a far away land there lived a little f*ggot who wished more than anything, to assist his fellow writers.Everyday he would read and think about ways to help his pupil's improve, and everyday he would write herself, to make sure that he was always improving as well.
When I think of imagery, I always tend to think of those "once upon a time" stories that was read to me in my younger years. The sweeping hills, the looming castles, the beautiful princesses, all came alive to me in those stories, because of it's imagery. Oh glorious, crisp, imagery, with your hold on that naughty dame, language, I love you.
First, let's define imagery.
Imagery:creates a mental picture through sensory language words or phrases that appeal to the five senses.
Now let's look at the five types of imagery:
Visual Imagery: You guys probably use this one the most in your writing, I know I do
examples:
The boring way: Sandra was pretty.
The beautiful way: Sandra's dark, tumbling curls, illuminated her rosy face, allowing the world to take her her soft prettiness.
Auditory Imagery: Dealing with sound.
examples:
The boring way: The music was too loud.
The orgasmic way: The music coming from Jackson's house sent cascades of noise into Temporal's ear drums, causing them to ring, which created a vibrating pain throughout his entire head.
Olfactory Imagery: Pertaining to smell
Examples:
The boring way: The sock smelled bad.
The cool-attractive people way: As 8thPrince raised the yellowed sock to his face, his nose was attacked with the repugnant smell of sweat and citrus-like foot odor that seemed to reverberate in his dainty nostrils.
Gustatory Imagery: Can you taste it?
Examples:
The insipid-loser-fail way: The food was yummy.
The tantalizing-intellectual way: The chicken soup was filled with spices that intensified the natural flavor causing imaginary particles of richness to dance on Hugamari's tongue.
Tactile Imagery: Touch it!
Examples:
The person who picks their nose in the back of the class way: The glass was cold.
The cool, intellectual, popular, most-likely-to-succeed person way: Ceremonial's fingers stuck to the frosty glass and as he pried them away, he began to feel the harsh pain of frost bite on her reddening fingers.
Now, I want you to write below, your 5 examples for each of the types of imagery. Or write a short work using good imagery. Continue writing my sweets! I love you!