IMAGERY

Creative Writing
Imagery
By: ROLAND AMEDO ELIO, MAEd

Teacher III
5 Senses
TYPES OF IMAGERY
VISUAL IMAGERY – a picture in
words; something that is concrete or
can be seen Example:
The starry night sky
looked so beautiful that it kept me
awake.
AUDITORY IMAGERY – something that you can

hear through your mind’s ears
Example:
We were welcomed by the chirping of
the birds.
OLFACTORY IMAGERY – pertains to odors, scents, or the
sense of smell
Example:
The aroma of the coffee is enough to keep
me awake.
GUSTATORY IMAGERY – pertains to flavors or sense of

taste
Example:
Last night, I ate the sweetest mango in my whole
life.
TACTILE IMAGERY – pertains to physical textures or the

sense of touch
Example:
The softness of the silk caressed my skin
OTHER TYPES OF IMAGERY
THERMAL IMAGERY – something that depicts temperature
Example:
When we went to Alaska, everyone wore thick clothes
because of the merciless coldness of the place.
EROTIC IMAGERY – something that suggests sensation and

feeling
Example:
I shivered when he suddenly whispered in my
ear.
ACTIVITY 1
Directions: Identify the type of imagery
used in each sentence.
1. His wife ordered a luscious wine for dinner.

2. The group of friends were all annoyed by the
clicking of pen.
3. Today’s weather was too hot to handle.
4. Krishna’s dark eyes showed her forming
tears.
5. My grandfather’s rough hands is an
evidence of years of hard work.
FIGURES
OF SPEECH
There are a lot of literally tools in
the English language that we can
use to make our writings more
creative. It enables us to write and
understand sentences beyond the
lines.
Figures of speech refers to words

or phrases which have a different
meaning from its literal or ordinary
meanings.
SIMILE – comparison that uses the
expressions “like” and “as”
Example:
The girl is as heavy as the table.
PERSONIFICATION – giving human qualities to

inanimate or non-living objects
Example:
The wind whispers serenely through the
silent time.
METAPHOR – indirectly compares two things that
belong to different classes
Example:
You are the air that keeps me breathing.
I’m a mirror ball.
HYPERBOLE - the deliberate exaggeration of a fact or truth
for the sake of emphasis
Example:
I’ll love you dear, I’ll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
-Joseph Conrad, The Heart of Darkness

ONOMATOPOEIA – a word that mimics the sound of the
object or action it refers to
Example:
The buzzing bee flew towards the scared
child.
METONYMY - the substitution or replacement of the name
of a concrete object or thing that is closely
associated or connected with a word or concept for
the word or concept itself
Example:
Can I have a hand here?
SYNECDOCHE - the use of a part of an object to represent
a whole, or
inversely naming a whole to signify the part
- similar with Metonymy to some extent but they are
not the same at all
*Metonymy refers to a thing by substituting

another thing closely associated with but not
necessarily a part of it
Example:
His parents bought him a new set of wheels.
ALLITERATION - the repetition of a consonant
sound
Example:
“Peter Piper picked a peck if pickled
peppers."
ALLUSION - the use of indirect reference of people,

place, thing or idea regarding cultural,
mystical, or political concept
Example:
Our new classmate is an Einstein in
examinations.
ANTONOMASIA - a kind of metonymy in which a phrase takes the place
of a proper name
Example:
Harry Potter is the “boy who lived”.
APOSTROPHE - call to a person, a thing or a personified idea which is

not really present
Example:
“Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if
ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become
as
nought; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness.”
-Mary Shelly, Frankenstein

EPITHET - the use of an adjective or descriptive phrase that is
deployed to point out the distinctive characteristic of
deity, person, animal, or thing
Example:
That man is the swift-footed Achilles!
EPONYM - refers to the name of a person or deity commonly

associated with some widely recognized trait or
characteristic
Example:
Athena for wisdom
Odysseus for adventure
Penelope for faithfulness
OXYMORON - combination of adjacent words that have
meanings that are diametrically opposite or
contradictory
Example:
Look at yourself in the mirror. Act naturally.
PARADOX - a statement that appears to be self-

contradictory or even illogical but which can
actually be true
Example:
“My father, this undoing is what binds us.”
-Myrna Peña-Reyes’s, Breaking Through
ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Below are example sentences that use one specific figure
of speech. Identify the figure of speech used.
______1. I was in awe of the small crowd that was present.

______2. You look like my next mistake.
______3. This is the beginning of the end.
______4. We will celebrate my parents’ anniversary next month in the
Queen City of the South.
______5. Mr. Padilla asked his class to lend him an ear.
______6. Waves and wind! You are the only thing between me and him.
______7. That newcomer is said to be the Picasso of their batch.
______8. Shush! Keep quiet!
______9. The stars in the night sky are intently looking down at me like
they know my deepest secrets.
______10. My family is the problem I wouldn’t mind having.
Directions: Read the text below and identify the lines that use imagery. Label the line with
the type of imagery used.
After All
Lang Leav
I felt you again in my sleep last night. Like always my dreams of

you are peripheral. An overheard conversation where your name is
mentioned; a letter in my hand I try desperately to read before I
wake. A Styrofoam coffee cup and half-read book on an empty
table where I knew you were just minutes before. It’s as though my
dreams are a mirror of my waking world, like finding myself walking
down on the street where I could have sworn I caught a glimpse of
you, only to look again and realize it wasn’t you after all.
Directions: Read the poem below and identify the lines that use figure of speech. Label each line
with the figure of speech employed.
‘The Haiyan Dead’ — A poem by Merlie Alunan
do not sleep.
They walk our streets climb stairs of roofless houses latch less
windows blown-off doors they are looking for the bed by the
window cocks crowing at dawn lizards in the eaves they are
looking for the men who loved them at night the women who
made them crawl like puppies
to their breasts babes they held in arms
the boy who climbed trees the Haiyan dead are looking in the
rubble for the child
they once were the youth they once were the bride with flowers
in her hair
red-lipped perfumed women
white-haired father gap-toothed crone selling peanuts by the
in a tumult of water that melted their bodies
they are looking for their bodies that once moved to
the dance to play
to the rhythms of love moved
in the simple ways--before wind
lifted sea and smashed it on the land-- of breath talk
words shaping in their throats lips tongues
the Haiyan dead are looking
for a song they used to love a poem
a prayer they had raised that sea had swallowed
before it could be said the Haiyan dead are looking for
the eyes of God suddenly blinded
in the sudden murk white wind seething
water salt sand black silt--and that is why the Haiyan
dead will walk among us endlessly sleepless—
Let Us Remember
Directions: Make a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Imagery and Figures of
Speech.
Let Us Assess
Directions: Write your answer on the space
provided before the number.
Directions: Write your answer on the space provided before the number
I. Identify the imagery used or described in the sentence.
___________1. “The stone fell with a splash in the lake.”

___________2. “The moonlight bathed the room in ethereal light”
___________3. This imagery is something that depicts
temperature.
___________4. “It was the most beautiful appearance of the stars.”
___________5. “Jeffrey’s sweet smell triggered Sharon’s
imagination.”
I. Identify the figure of speech used or described in the sentence.
___________1. It is the repetition of lines of verse of the same vowel

sound.
___________2. “I’ve told you a million times to wash the dishes.”
___________3. “All of the girls are fighting for the crown.”
___________4. “His being bisexual is an open secret to everyone.”
___________5. It is the use of an adjective or descriptive phrase that is
deployed to point out the distinctive characteristic of deity, person,
animal, or thing.
___________6. “I thought heaven can’t help me now.”
___________7. “I know one thing: that I know nothing.”
___________8. “My mother is the strength that keeps me going.”
___________9. It refers to the name of a person or deity commonly
associated with some widely recognized trait or characteristic.
___________10. It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or
even illogical but which can actually be true.
Directions: Compose a 3-paragraph essay with 3-5
sentences per paragraph about your experiences
during this pandemic. Imagery and Figures of
Speech must be applied.
Directions: In 5 sentences, share

the importance of using imagery
and figures of speech in writing.
Thank you!!!

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Creative Writing

By: ROLAND AMEDO ELIO, MAEd

AUDITORY IMAGERY – something that you can

GUSTATORY IMAGERY – pertains to flavors or sense of

TACTILE IMAGERY – pertains to physical textures or the

THERMAL IMAGERY – something that depicts temperature

EROTIC IMAGERY – something that suggests sensation and

1. His wife ordered a luscious wine for dinner.

Figures of speech refers to words

PERSONIFICATION – giving human qualities to

-Joseph Conrad, The Heart of Darkness

*Metonymy refers to a thing by substituting

ALLUSION - the use of indirect reference of people,

APOSTROPHE - call to a person, a thing or a personified idea which is

-Mary Shelly, Frankenstein

EPONYM - refers to the name of a person or deity commonly

PARADOX - a statement that appears to be self-

______1. I was in awe of the small crowd that was present.

I felt you again in my sleep last night. Like always my dreams of

‘The Haiyan Dead’ — A poem by Merlie Alunan

I. Identify the imagery used or described in the sentence.

___________1. “The stone fell with a splash in the lake.”

___________1. It is the repetition of lines of verse of the same vowel

Directions: In 5 sentences, share

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