Unlock the Hidden Power of Imagery: Transform Your Poetry Forever
Consider a poem that mentions someone giving someone else a flower. The poem is not about the flower, but the flower is present. What does the reader see or smell? Probably a generic flower. Adding some imagery can help the poem come to life in the reader’s imagination. A thorny, blood-red rosebud conveys a different sensibility than a bouquet of wild daisies in full bloom. A different flower might convey a different type of relationship between the giver and recipient.
We also must choose how many details to include. One or two vivid and specific details render a sharper sense of imagery than a bunch of vague details. Two details stand out — ten are soon forgotten.
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