Describing imagery as a type of figurative language.Usually this confusion involves one of two things: Many people (and websites) confuse the relationship between imagery and figurative language. Writers may focus descriptions in a particular passage on primarily one type of imagery, or multiple types of imagery. Some people may also argue that imagery can be kinesthetic (related to movement) or organic (related to sensations within the body). There are five main types of imagery, each related to one of the human senses:
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Imagery, in any sort of writing, refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses. What is imagery? Here’s a quick and simple definition: