Vivid imagery is often used to help the reader:

A. form a mental picture.

B. connect the ideas.

C. identify the plot structure.

D. recognize the dialogue.

Answer: A. form a mental picture.

All of the senses are employed to describe a subject in vivid imagery. Vivid imagery is employed in order to aid the reader in visualizing the story. For the audience or reader, vivid imagery is a very effective approach to describing anything. When anything is described using the senses of touch, sight, smell, taste, and hearing, the reader may better understand what the writer is portraying.