Description of Chris
Claire and Chris were both track runners at Opportunity High School. Claire described Chris as, ' At six- foot- five and with sun touched hair and blue eyes, Chris is not just our best runner but also Opportunity's poster - boy athlete. On uniform days, the freshman girls fawn all over him.'
Claire built visual imagery in the description of Chris. This is by the use of various adjectives such as blue to describe his eyes and sun touched to describe his hair. The adjectives build a mental image ot the physical appearance of Chris in the mind of the reader.
Description of Sylv
Autumn described her best friend Sylv as, ' She places her hand on my arm, then nervously tucks as long black curl behind her ears. Her bright blue top matches her eye liner which makes her eyes sparkle.' The imagery in this description is visual imagery.
The imagery in the description of Sylv has been built by the use of adjectives to describe her. The adjectives include long and black to describe her hair and bright blue to describe her hair. The adjectives' purpose is to enable the reader to visualize the physical appearance of Sylv.
Description of Tyler
When Tyler went to Opportunity High School with a gun, Sylv described him as, 'But the blond locks peek out from under a black knit cap. Strangely, that's the first thing I notice - the unruly brown hair that frames that familiar face.' The imagery in this description is visual imagery because various aspects of Tyler's physical appearance have been described.
The imagery in the description of Tyler has been built by the use of adjectives that describe his physical features. These adjectives include blond, unruly and brown that describe his hair.
Jennifer
Jennifer was a cheerleader that Tomas had a crush on. While Tomas is helping students get out of the auditorium, he sees Jennifer and describes her as, ' Jennifer, gorgeous captain of the cheerleader squad, sits in a seat at the end of the row. She's tall and athletic with ebony skin and eyes the color of the night.' In his description of Jennifer, Tomas achieved visual imagery.
The visual imagery has been built by the use of adjectives such as tall and athletic to describe Jennifer. Ebony and color of the night to describe her skin color and her eye color.
