177+ ‘Imagery’ Writing Prompts
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Seasonal Transformation
Pick your favorite season and describe how your surroundings transform during this season.
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Winter Wonderland
Describe a perfect winter day in February, utilizing all of your senses in the narrative.
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Ice Skating Elegance
Describe an ice skating performance that is both enchanting and nerve-wracking.
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Lush Solstice
Imagine a version of Earth where Winter Solstice instead ushers in a wave of intense plant growth overnight.
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Painting Winter with Words
Describe a day in the middle of winter without using any adjectives. Locate beauty and meaning inside the harsh austerity of the season.
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Possession Pandemonium
Write a narrative where a paranormal investigator is called to a house where every member of the family is possessed by a different spirit.
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The Haunting Portrait
Write a story where an eerie old portrait in a dilapidated mansion comes to life at night, terrorizing its inhabitants.
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Feast for the Senses
Describe a grand feast in a dramatic setting, focusing on the sights, sounds, smells, and atmosphere of the event.
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Elements of Surprise
Write a scene where a character receives surprising news or a mysterious package, using imagery to convey their changing emotions.
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Through a Character’s Eyes
Pick a dramatic scene and retell it entirely from a single character’s perspective, focusing on what they perceive.
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Imagery of the Storm
Incorporate vivid and intense descriptions of a storm into a crucial moment of your story.
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Santa Surprise
Describe an unconventional visit from Santa, perhaps even on a day other than Christmas.
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Poetry Power
Write a poem based on a strong emotion you have experienced, using vivid imagery and metaphors.
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November’s Visual Feast
Describe a November landscape of your choice in vivid detail, inviting readers to visualize it.
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Framing December
Create a descriptive scene capturing a moment of warmth in your home during December.
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Fireside Stories
Pen a story inspired by the image of your family gathered around the fireplace in December.
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Artifact from Another Era
Describe a day in the life of a character who stumbles upon an artifact from a bygone era.
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Dance of Flames
Write about a tribal celebration, an ancient rite, or a spiritual journey that utilizes a beach bonfire as a powerful symbol.
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Burst of Summertime Passion
Describe an intense summer love or a passionate hobby that emerged in the hot summer months.
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Spring’s Melody
Narrate a tale where the sounds of spring serve as a backdrop or even play a character.
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A Thousand Words
Write a piece based on a photograph or painting, capturing the essence of the subject, the emotions they evoke, and their potential backstory.
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A Moment Suspended
Describe a pivotal moment in a character’s life, focusing on their thoughts, feelings and sensations.
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Collision of Titans
Describe a fierce battle between two superhuman beings using vivid imagery and sensory details.
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Fairytale Kingdom
Imagine that you have been transported into your favorite fairy tale. Describe the surroundings and how you interact with the characters.
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Winter Wonderland
Write a story about a magical winter adventure, using vivid imagery to set the scene.
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Seasonal Sensorium
Write about the smells, sounds, tastes, textures, and sights that you associate with each season.
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1)Cyber-Love Confusion
Write about a romantic relationship that begins online, and the understandings that occur amidst the lack of physical presence.
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Lantern Festival Conclusion
Craft a romantic story set against the backdrop of the Lantern Festival, which concludes the Chinese New Year celebrations.
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The Fall of Resilience
Write about a time in your life that felt like ‘fall’, a period of change and letting go, and how you grew through this experience.
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Egg-stroardinary Hideaway
Describe the ultimate creative and imaginative place where you would hide an Easter egg.
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Reverence of the Hearth
Write a detailed narrative about a quiet winter evening spent by the hearth, basking in the glow of the fire.
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Whispers of Winter
Imagine waking up on a quiet November morning to find the season’s first snowfall. What are your first thoughts, emotions, and actions?
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Nature’s Palette
Describe the changing colors of nature during the shift from one season to another.
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Feelings in Colors
Choose an emotion and associate it with a color, then write a poem that expresses this feeling through vivid imagery.
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Dance with the Dandelions
Create a short story in which the wind takes the protagonist on a journey alongside dandelion seeds.
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Spooky Spectres
Creating a spooky, Halloween inspired poem that taps into the ghoulish holiday spirit.
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“Harvest Moon”
Compose a poem inspired by the full moon in November, also known as the Harvest Moon.
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Spring’s First Bloom
Relate the first sighting of spring’s first bloom through a narrative or a poem.
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Green Titan
Write about a mythical Green Titan who appears every Earth day to rectify the wrongs done to nature.
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Outfit of the Day
Write a detailed narrative about your favorite spring outfit, where you’d wear it, and how it makes you feel.
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Blooming Encounters
Describe a moment of interaction between a particular animal and a blooming flower in spring.
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Moving Ahead with Spring
Summarize your springtime journey in a poem, capturing your emotions, achievements and hopes for the upcoming summer.
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Nostalgic Flavor
Write about a meal or a particular food that takes you back to a specific moment in your past.
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Through the Eyes of a March Hare
Write a descriptive piece from the perspective of a March Hare. Describe your surroundings, your sense of the world.
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Clockwork Sparrows
Write a tale about a small town where every night, mechanical sparrows sing lullabies to the residents.
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Underneath the Constellation
Write a poem about the emotions evoked while stargazing on a long winter night.
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Embracing the First Sunbeam
Write about how you would feel and what you would do if you were the first person to meet the morning sun.
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Haunted Happenings
Write a first-person journal entry documenting a chilling encounter at a haunted house.
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Imagery in Action
Describe a high-stakes, fast-paced scene (like a car chase, sports event, or a dance) using vivid imagery.
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Feasting Poetically
Describe an extravagant meal from start to finish using colorful and textured imagery.
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Seasons in Verse
Think of your favorite season and write a poem that describes it in explicit detail, using imagery.
