A poetic technique creating the impression that scenes, images, or subjects appear directly and instantaneously before the reader's eyes, generating sense of present-tense vividness and direct perception. Associated with Imagist movement principles of direct treatment and concrete presentation, visual immediacy makes abstract or distant subjects feel tangibly present. Williams' "red wheel barrow" and Pound's "petals on a wet, black bough" exemplify this quality. The technique differs from general vivid description by emphasizing instantaneous, unmediated perception—as if subject materializes directly in reader's consciousness.

Creates impression that scene appears directly before reader's eyes. Associated with Imagist movement's emphasis on direct treatment. The technique makes abstract or distant subjects feel present and tangible. Related to ekphrasis and vivid description but emphasizes instantaneous perception.