Imagery in Literature

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Visual Imagery

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Imagery that deals with picturing something.

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Example of Visual Imagery

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The dark, black cloud began to block the azure, blue sky as we sat and watched on the beach.

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Auditory Imagery

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Imagery that deals with sound and hearing.

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Tone

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An author’s attitude toward his or her subject matter.

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Factors determining mood

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Mood is determined by setting, subject matter, and tone.

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Example of Assonance

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"So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."

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Apostrophe

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A literary device in which a speaker addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or an absent person.

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Repetition

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The recurrence of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas in a poem.

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Purpose of Repetition

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Writers use repetition to emphasize an important point, expand on an idea, create rhythm, and increase the unity of the work.

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Example of Repetition

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The repeated chorus of a song emphasizes the message of that song.