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The main aim of this paper is to analyse the theme of Tadpoles and For Heidi with Blue Hair through the images that are employed by Fleur Adcock. The main aim of the researcher is to analyse the different types of images used by the poet and how it helps the reader to understand the theme of the poems. There are seven distinct types of imagery which are catergorised as visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinesthetic and organic. Visual images appeal to the sense of sight. Auditory images appeal to specific sound whereas olfactory image is used to describe particular scent. Gustatory image pertains to the sense of taste whereas tactile is used to describe the sense of touch. Kinesthetic images deal with movement or action. Organic deals with creating a specific feeling or emotion within the reader. Adcock’s poems Tadpoles and For Heidi with Blue Hair are taken for analysis to analyse theme through images. In these poems Fleur Adcock has used different images in ord er to achieve the poetic effect. Key Words: Visual, Auditory, Olfactory, Gustatory, Tactile and Organic. Introduction â€Å"I no longer feel inclined to make comments on my own work, which I feel should speak for itself.† - Fleur Adcock Adcock’s poetry is known for the images which are drawn from her personal experience or from the experience of friends and relatives. Though many poems deal with her personal subjects she is not confessional poet like Sylvia