ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In addition to the types of figurative language you learned about in the previous section, poets often use figurative language to appeal to the five senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sensory language is language that appeals to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, smell and taste.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory imagery is a literary device writers employ to engage a reader’s mind on multiple levels. Sensory imagery explores the five human senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example: “The grass was green, and the flowers were red.” Figurative imagery uses descriptive language that means something different than or goes beyond the literal definition of the words, often through exaggeration, comparison, or symbolism.

Detailed explanation-5: -The five types of imagery (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, and gustatory) relate to the five senses. Writers use imagery to build a specific sensory experience for readers to imagine and relate to. Literary devices such as simile and metaphor can be used to create imagery.