Elements of Voice

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Imagery the words are used to describe something directly by appealing to one or more of our sensory facultiesVisualImages they consist of things we can seeExample: The look-out man will see some lakes of milk-color light on the seas night purple (The Purse-Seine by Robinson Jeffers)

TactileImages they appeal to our sense of touchExample: The only things moving are swirls of snow. As I lift the mailbox door, I feel its cold iron. (Driving to Town Late to Mail a Letter by Robert Bly)

AuditoryImages they suggest the sounds of things, usually resulting in an effectonomatopoeia(Words that imitate sounds or sounds that are linked with objects)Example:she quietly rolled flour tortillas- the papas cracking in the hot lard would wake me (My Grandmother Would Rock Quietly and Hum by Leonard Adam)

OlfactoryImagesthey suggest the smells of things Examples: The morning comes to consciousness Of faint stale smells of beer From the sawdust-trampled street With all its muddy feet that press To early coffee-stands (Preludes by T. S. Eliot)

KinestheticImages they refer to actions or motionsExamples:What would it take my standing there for,Holding open a restive door, Leaves got up in a coil and hissed,Blindly striking at my knee and missed.(Bereft- Robert Frost)

GustatoryImages they suggest the tastes of thingsExample: Take out a three-pound leg of lamb, rub it with salt, pepper and cumin, then push in two cloves of garlic splinters (How to Eat Alone by Daniel Halpern)

Cherry Blossom AdriftbyMary O. FumentoPink petals passingScents above so highPainted porcelain perfectionBlossoms caress the skySwaying silent shroudSuitors strolling byPink petals passing

Lovers gentle sigh10Pastel hues fallingSlow fluttering gracePink petals passingLining streams in lace

Smoothest transit bySoft essence floatingIn most subtle lullaby

Pink petals passingInducing springtime slumberUpon a satin shoreSailing with the currentPink petals pass before