Contents 1 Uses 2 Other uses 3 Forms of imagery 4 References

Uses

Imagery is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience. Such images can be created by using figures of speech such as similes, metaphors, personification, and assonance. SIMILE is a research project focused on developing tools to increase the interoperability of disparate digital collections Metaphor (from the Greek: μεταφορά - metaphora, meaning "transfer" is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects Personification is an ontological metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person Assonance is repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within Phrases or Sentences, and together with Alliteration Imagery can also involve the use of relatable action words or onomatopoeias that trigger images in the reader’s mind. Onomatopoeia (also spelled onomatopœia, from Greek: ονοματοποιΐα is a Word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing ^[1]

Other uses

The term imagery is also used in psychology and everyday discourse to refer to mental images, i. A mental image is an experience that significantly resembles the experience of perceiving some object event or scene but that occurs when the relevant object event or scene is not e. , the making (or re-creation) of any experience in the mind — auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, taste, kinesthetic, equilibrioception. The visual system is the part of the Nervous system which allows organisms to see. Olfaction (also known as olfactics or smell) refers to the Sense of smell. Taste (or more formally gustation) is a form of direct Chemoreception and is one of the traditional five Senses Proprioception (ˌproʊpriːəˈsɛpʃən PRO -pree-o-SEP-shun from Latin proprius, meaning "one's own" and perception is the Sense Equilibrioception or sense of balance is one of the physiological Senses It helps prevent Humans and Animals from falling over when This is a cognitive process employed by most, if not all, humans.

Forms of imagery

Imagery can be in many forms such as metaphors, similes and puns.

A Simile is a literary devics where the writer employs the words "like" or "as" to compare to different ideas.

• He flew like a dove
• I am as bold as a lion

A Metaphor is similar to a simile, however this literary device makes a comparaison without the use of "like" or "as".

• He has a hyena's laugh

Guided imagery is a psychotherapeutic technique in which a facilitator uses descriptive language intended not to psychologically beneficial mental imagery, often involving several or all sense modes, in the mind of the listener.

References

• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-imagery/
• http://www.readprint.com/article-5
• http://volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/imagery

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