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There are different types of Imagery pertaining to different senses of the human body | There are different types of Imagery pertaining to different senses of the human body | ||
'''Visual Imagery''' aligns with sight, and allows you to [http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/visual_imagery visualize] events or places in a literary work. | [['''Visual Imagery''']] aligns with sight, and allows you to [http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/visual_imagery visualize] events or places in a literary work. | ||
<span class= "plain links">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_imagery'''Auditory Imagery''']</span> pertains to a sound. It triggers the sense of [http://www.innovateus.net/health/what-auditory-imagery hearing] through descriptive text. | <span class= "plain links">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_imagery'''Auditory Imagery''']</span> pertains to a sound. It triggers the sense of [http://www.innovateus.net/health/what-auditory-imagery hearing] through descriptive text. | ||
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==Imagery in Popular Text== | ==Imagery in Popular Text== | ||
Imagery is very prevalent in famous novels of today's culture. In <span class= "plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter Harry Potter]</span>. author JK Rowling uses imagery throughout all of her stories. "Then he heard a terrible cry that pulled at his insides, that expressed agony of a kind that neither flame nor curse could cause, and he stood up, swaying, more frightened than he had been that day, more frightened, perhaps, than he had been in his whole life." This particular [http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/hogwarts excerpt] from the text emphasizes the shrewdness of a particular sound, utilizing the auditory imagery. | Imagery is very prevalent in famous novels of today's culture. In <span class= "plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter "Harry Potter"]</span>. author JK Rowling uses imagery throughout all of her stories. "Then he heard a terrible cry that pulled at his insides, that expressed agony of a kind that neither flame nor curse could cause, and he stood up, swaying, more frightened than he had been that day, more frightened, perhaps, than he had been in his whole life." This particular [http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/hogwarts excerpt] from the text emphasizes the shrewdness of a particular sound, utilizing the auditory imagery. | ||
A recent novel that depends heavily on the aspect of imagery is <span class= "plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey '''"Fifty Shades of Gray"''']</span>. In this erotic novel, author E.L. James uses vivid visual description to portray sexual scenes to the readers. " He nuzzles my neck, biting down, as he flexes his hips, deliciously slowly" is a [http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/68740642.html?page=3&cut_expand=1 passage] from the book that serves as an example of visual imagery. | A recent novel that depends heavily on the aspect of imagery is <span class= "plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey '''"Fifty Shades of Gray"''']</span>. In this erotic novel, author E.L. James uses vivid visual description to portray sexual scenes to the readers. " He nuzzles my neck, biting down, as he flexes his hips, deliciously slowly" is a [http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/68740642.html?page=3&cut_expand=1 passage] from the book that serves as an example of visual imagery. | ||