"Imagery and Figurative Language."

At first, I thought imagery was pictures being described in your own words, but I learned that this was wrong. Actually, imagery is language that appeals to the five senses.I also learned about figurative language. I used to think figurative language was just simple phrases, but I learned that figurative language is a word or phrase that describes one thing or another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level. The three main types of figurative language are similes,metaphors, and personification