What does imagery mean in a piece of literature?

Imagery in creative writing is how one or more of the reader's senses respond

to Words, descriptions, and languages.

It's used to paint vivid pictures in the

minds of readers, listeners. Imagery

places the reader in the scene, poem,

if well written.

Imagery stimulates the imagination
through use of metaphors and similes.

They heighten the reader's experience,
enjoyment.

Metaphors

Metaphors finds a similarity between
two unrelated things.

Let's look at examples of metaphors.

Perry is bull-headed.

The above example shows a similarity

between two unrelated things.

The metaphor states Perry is strong,

stubborn, and a bull is strong.

Pearl glided in, and stole the spot-light.

Pearl and the center of attention is

similar in that each is focused on.

Similes

Similes compare two things that are not

alike, except in one way. Like or as

is used when working with similes.

His face turned white as snow.

The above sentence compares
face and snow. Specifically,
the color.

Her punch is hard like a rock.

In this instance, punch and rock are

hard, only similarity.