Here are the main types of poetic imagery.

• Visual: appeals to the sense of sight through the description of color, light, size, pattern, etc.
• Auditory: appeals to the sense of hearing or sound by including melodic sounds, silence, harsh noises, and even onomatopoeia.
• Gustatory: appeals to the sense of taste by describing whether something is sweet, salty, savory, spicy or sour.
• Tactile: appeals to the sense of touch by describing how something physically feels, such as its temperature, texture or other sensation.
• Olfactory: appeals to the sense of smell by describing something’s fragrance or odor.
• Organic: appeals to and communicates internal sensations, feelings, and emotions, such as fatigue, thirst, fear, love, loneliness, despair, etc.