Utilizing the proper vocabulary so that the reader may paint the perfect picture inside his or her mind is exactly what imagery does. Imagery helps the reader understand every word wrote throughout any passage; it allows them to create an image while reading. Coleridge displays an example of his ability to create imagery in his pieces by simply titling this poem, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (Coleridge). The word “ancient” clearly gives the image of an aged or outdated mariner (Coleridge). Coleridge uses rhetorical devices, images that appeal to the five senses, and many more tools to help provide imagery throughout his writings.
Through broad vocabulary and visualizations, Coleridge uses imagery to appeal to the reader’s eyesight. As he opens up part one with a brief description of the “long grey headed” mariner, he speaks of his “glittering eye” (Dean, Coleridge). As the mariner is seeking attention, he notices the wedding guests’ entrance, but fails at grabbing his attention once the guest tells him to “unhand me” (Coleridge). The “glittering eye” is obviously important because it gives the mariner a chance to tell his story, and it allows the story to be received by the guest (Coleridge). Coleridge creates an image for the reader to see just how strong his sparkling eye is. Coleridge later writes, “Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink” (Coleridge). As straightforward as these words may be, it makes a visual picture of how frantic the mariners are. They are encompassed by water on all sides with no trust of survival, and it has all happened as a discipline for the serious sin conferred by the sailor. Not just does Coleridge utilize a picture to portray the urgency of a circumstance, yet he likewise utilizes the visual impacts of this picture to depict the discipline that the Mariner must persevere, so this picture has considerably mo...