imagery

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɪmɪdʒ(ə)ri/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work: Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion
  • visual symbolism: the film’s religious imagery
  • 2visual images collectively: the impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art

Origin:

Middle English (in the senses 'statuary, carved images collectively'): from Old French imagerie, from imager 'make an image', from image (see image)