Types of Imagery

Visual

Related to sight

Auditory

Related to sound

Olfactory

Related to smell

Gustatory

Related to taste

Tactile

Related to touch

Kinesthetic

describes physical movement or action, such as running, climbing, or dancing

Organic

describes internal sensations, emotions, or feelings like hunger, thirst, fatigue, sickness, or dread

What type of imagery is this?

“The golden sunlight filtered through the dust-motes in the old library.”

Visual (sight)

What type of imagery is this?

“The sharp crack of a dry twig snapping underfoot broke the silence of the woods.”

Auditory (sound)

What type of imagery is this?

“The sweet, heavy scent of blooming jasmine filled the humid night air.”

Olfactory (smell)

What type of imagery is this?

“A tart, metallic tang of copper lingered on his tongue.”

Gustatory (taste)

What type of imagery is this?

“The rough, cold surface of the stone wall scraped against her fingertips.”

Tactile (touch)

What type of imagery is this?

“He leaped from the ledge, his muscles bracing for the hard impact with the ground.”

Kinesthetic (movement)

What type of imagery is this?

“A hollow, gnawing ache of hunger twisted in his stomach.”

Organic (internal sensations)