imagery

The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level, imagery uses terms related to the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory. On a broader and deeper level, however, one image can represent more than one thing. For example, a rose may present visual imagery while also representing the color in a woman’s cheeks and/or symbolizing some degree or perfection. An author may use complex imagery while simultaneously employing other figures of speech, especially metaphor and simile. In addition, this term can apply to the total of all images in a work. On the AP exam, pay attention to how an author creates imagery and to the effect of this imagery.
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Example of imagery are similes, metaphors, and personification.

An emerald is as green as grass
 * Simile-**

The fog comes in on little cat feet.
 * Metaphor-**

Ah, William, we're weary of weather," said the sunflowers, shining with dew. "Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?"
 * Personification-**

They arranged themselves at the window and counted the steps of the sun, and they both took root in the carpet where the topaz tortoises run.



__Resources__
 * __BestBabyShops.com__. Best Baby Shops. 27 Sep 2007 .
 * "Classic Examples of Personification." Poetry As We See It. 26 Sep 2007 http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/personificationclassics.html.
 * "Definition of Imagery- Merriam- Webster Online Dictionary." Merriam Webster. 26 Sep 2007 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Imagery>
 * "Fog. Carl Sandburg.." Bartleby. 26 Sep 2007 http://www.bartleby.com/104/76.html.
 * "Simile Classics." Poetry As We See It. 25 Sep 2007 .

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