Examples Of Kinesthetic Imagery

These last two types of imagery extend beyond the five senses. Kinesthetic imagery deals with the movement or action of objects or people. An example of kinesthetic imagery could be, “The birds flapped their wings in excitement, the promise of food so close. They sprung out of the tree, one by one, soaring through the branches and swooping down low to the pile of berries beneath the tree”. The flapping of the wings and the description of the way the birds fly down towards the ground helps the reader create an accurate visual image of the scene.
Examples: After Apple-Picking - "I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend." Bereft - Leaves got up in a coil and hissed, / blindly struck at my knee and missed. Ghost House - the black bats tumble and