Question

What is the difference between "showing" and "telling" in regards to imagery?

Answer 1

The difference between the show and the tell is that the show invokes a mental image of the scene / emotion on the reader, while the tell is an action / emotion statement.

Answer 2

Answer: showing gives the a mental picture of the scene/emotion.

Telling is a statement of action/emotion

Explanation: showing with your words will pull the reader into the story

Telling robs the read the opportunity of discovering themselves