IMAGERY

1. IMAGERY Language that appeals to the senses

2. Appeal to the senses • Sight • Sound • Taste • Touch • Smell

3. Images Paint a picture in your mind! As you read, ask yourself, “What would that look like?”

4. Venice, Italy

5. Imagery: A definition Language that appeals to the senses May appeal to one sense, or several senses at once. An element in all types of writing

6. Florence, Italy

7. How to create imagery • Start with a simple statement: • Customer chose • Old customer chose. • An old customer carefully chose. • An old customer carefully chose food. • An old, gray-haired customer carefully chose food. • An old, gray-haired customer carefully chose canned food and crackers. • An old, gray-haired, stooped customer carefully chose canned food and crackers. • An old, gray-haired, stooped customer with a cane carefully chose canned food and crackers. • An old, gray-haired, stooped customer with a cane carefully chose canned food and crackers in the grocery store. • An old, gray-haired, stooped customer with a cane carefully chose canned cat food and crackers in the grocery store.

8. Let’s try it! • The customer complained.