Sensory Imagery
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Have you ever wondered why you love books so much? The reason why is because you have a vivid imagination, that is laid out in front of you by the author. The more detailed and precise the author is with describing the scene, as the reader, one seems more involved, with the story. Sensory imageries are a vital part of what makes a story memorable.
The most important sensory imagery is the visual. A few examples of visual imagery include, “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe writes, “The figure was tall and gaunt and shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave. The mask which concealed the visage was made so nearly to resemble the countence of a stiffened corpse…his vesture was dabbed in blood- and his brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with the scarlet horror.” (
The second most important sensory imagery is tactile. A few examples of tactile imagery include, “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe, in which Poe writes, “…gasped in unutterable horror at finding the grave cerements and corpse like mask, which handled with so violent a rudeness, untenanted by tangible form.” (