Emily Bronte manages to create some powerful descriptions that help the reader imagine themselves at Wuthering Heights. How does she do it? Bronte uses a great deal of imagery in this novel. Imagery is a type of figurative language that uses the senses to create a strong description that is sometimes metaphoric. Some examples of imagery are found in Lockwood's descriptions of Wuthering Heights and of Heathcliff in death. Let's look at some examples of imagery from Wuthering Heightsby Emily Bronte.