imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery (noun)

the ability to form mental images of things or events

"he could still hear her in his imagination"

imagery (Noun)

The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.

imagery (Noun)

Imitation work.

imagery (Noun)

Images in general, or en masse.

imagery (Noun)

Unreal show; imitation; appearance.

imagery (Noun)

The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.

imagery (Noun)

Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.

Imagery

Imagery, in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work.

Imagery

Imagery is visual symbolism, or figurative language that evokes a mental image or other kinds of sense impressions, especially in a literary work, but also in other activities such as psychotherapy.