What term uses sensory words and phrases to create vivid mental pictures in the readers mind?

Answer 1

Vivid words that create imagery are words that are descriptive. Instead of saying a villain is "bad," say the villain is "malevolent." Replace simple words like 'sad,' 'said,' and 'mad' with more descriptive words that will create an image in the reader's mind. Use a thesaurus to help.

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As your writing improves, you'll realize that just about any word can be used in a vivid manner-- it's how you put words together that counts.

By themselves, how bland are the words honey, molasses, natural, thick, tea, steep, meaning to let tea sit in boiling water? What if I were writing about a body I'm witnessing at a crime scene and I say:

"His drying blood? It was the color of tea overly steeped, and unnaturally thick like honey or molasses." [This is an original line] Part of the vividness comes from using food related words to describe something as gruesome as the blood of a murder victim. And this doesn't even have to occur to the reader-- you'll have the reader's attention.

It's not about using fancy words-- it's about using words well, in a way that grips. Don't rely on a word to create an image. Conjure something out of your imagination, and write it down. That is the kind of thing that people will want to read.

Answer 2

I believe the word you're looking for is simply "Imagery."

Answer 3

imagery, is the picture you retrieve from the writer's novel. The type of senses you seek to gain while you begin to read the book. sight, hearing, touch....

Answer 4

* fiery * ringing * burning * fragrant * morbid

Answer 5

"Cotton-like clouds" is a phrase that contains vivid words that create imagery.

Answer 6

The poem, "The Raven," is told from the point of view of a man who _____.

Answer 7

Descriptive language.

Answer 8

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