Imagery

Imagery is the way the author uses language and word choice to make the reader imagine certain scenarios. It is used to deeped the reader's understanding of and conection to the writing.

Examples
The way the author wrote about the garden and the imagery he used made me think I was really there. "The slope of the bars of honey-colored sunlight decreased; they slid up the bushes, passed over the green candle-like buds, moved up toward the canopy, and darkness thickened under the trees."

Synonyms

 * description
 * sensory