What's in an Image?

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Author's craft is the ways a writer makes their work engaging to the reader.

This lesson will focus on an element of author's craft that is often used: imagery.

Imagery is language and description that are used to appeal to our five senses. When a writer uses imagery well, a reader can picture exactly what the scenario would look, smell, taste, sound, or feel like.

There are five types of imagery (like the five senses):

• Auditory: describes what we hear (music, silence, noise)
• Visual: describes what we see (colors, patterns, size)
• Tactile: describes what we touch or feel (texture, movement, temperature)
• Olfactory: describes what we smell (pleasant fragrances or bad odors)
• Gustatory: describes what we taste (sour, salty, sweet)

Watch the following videos on imagery to get a better idea of how it is used in writing:

What is Imagery? Examples of Imagery From Great Writers

Imagery (Literary Device)

Writing Imagery II YA Ink