Imagery and Figures of Speech

A figure of speech which implied comparison between two unlike things that have something in common.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Metonymy

It describes objects, actions, ideas in a way that appeals to physical senses and helps readers to picture the scene as if they were real.

It is the most common imagery in literature. When you’re writing a scene, whether you’re describing a person, place, or thing, it’s best to show instead of telling.

• Olfactory Imagery

• Visual Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

• Auditory Imagery

This pertains to odors, scents or the sense of smell.

• Gustatory Imagery

• Visual Imagery

• Auditory Imagery

• Olfactory Imagery

This pertains to flavors or the sense of smell.

• Gustatory Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

• Visual Imagery

• Auditory Imagery

This pertains to physical textures or the sense of touch.

• Visual Imagery

• Auditory Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

• Gustatory Imagery

This pertains to sounds, noises, music or the sense of hearing.

• Visual Imagery

• Auditory Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

• Gustatory Imagery

The sentence "Sunday is cleaning day. By the time we're done, the house is as clean as a whistle. " is an example of what figure of speech?

It is a figure of speech in which the part stands for the whole, and thus something else is understood within the thing mentioned.

• Oxymoron

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

• Hyperbole

A figure of speech which uses words that imitate sounds associated with objects or actions.