Which term is used to create mood by appealing to the senses?

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Imagery creates mood by appealing to the senses. By describing what a scene looks like, sounds like, feels like, smells like, or tastes like, the writer invites readers to experience the moment and sense the atmosphere—whether it’s a foreboding, cozy, or melancholic mood. Sensory detail is the mechanism that transfers emotion from the page into the reader’s experience. Foreshadowing hints at future events to build suspense, rather than shaping mood through sensory experience; dialogue reveals character and moves the plot; hyperbole uses exaggerated statements for emphasis, not primarily to evoke a mood through sensory detail.