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Meanwhile, “smouldering,” “unclean,” and “sickly” are unusual descriptors, since they’re typically associated with people, not colors. “Faded,” “dull,” and “lurid” are all adjectives we associate with color. It is a dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint in others.” The descriptions of color here are visual imagery. “The color is repellant, almost revolting a smouldering, unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892).One of the best ways to learn about sensory imagery is to study examples in literature that are particularly evocative. Rushing water, flapping wings, and pounding hearts are all examples of kinesthetic imagery. This can be similar to tactile imagery but deals more with full-body sensations, such as those experienced during exercise. Kinesthetic imagery (a.k.a kinesthesia) engages the feeling of movement.Simile is common in olfactory imagery, because it allows writers to compare a particular scent to common smells like dirt, grass, manure, or roses. Since taste and smell are so closely linked, you’ll sometimes find the same words (such as “sweet”) used to describe both. Scent is one of the most direct triggers of memory and emotion, but can be difficult to write about. Olfactory imagery engages the sense of smell.Literary devices such as onomatopoeia and alliteration can help create sounds in writing. Auditory imagery engages the sense of hearing.Differences in temperature is also a part of tactile imagery. This is what you can feel, and includes textures and the many sensations a human being experiences when touching something. Tactile imagery engages the sense of touch.This can include the five basic tastes-sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami-as well as the textures and sensations tied to the act of eating. This is what you can taste, and includes flavors. Gustatory imagery engages the sense of taste.Physical attributes including color, size, shape, lightness and darkness, shadows, and shade are all part of visual imagery. This is what you can see, and includes visual descriptions. Visual imagery engages the sense of sight.It is useful to break down sensory imagery by sense. A passage of writing can contain imagery that appeals to multiple senses.