poetic device: Imagery
Imagery means using figurative language in a way that appeals to our physical senses. Although the word “imagery” sounds like it refers only to visual language—the sense of sight—it actually refers to any of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
Imagery can include descriptive language, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphor, simile, or any other figurative language that enhances the impact of the poem by appealing to our bodily senses.
My Kitten Is a Ninja
My Sloth Is Supersonic
My Brother Punched Me in the Head
When the Teacher Isn’t Looking
Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster
I Hypnotized the Teacher
Everyone’s Screaming
Homework Stew
Falling Asleep in Class
The Dog Ate Our Dinner
Our Teacher’s a Football Fanatic
My Flat Cat
While Lying on the Lawn
When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid
A Vampire Bit My Neck Last Night
I Went to the Movies
Overslept
My Teacher Took My iPod
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat
Cooking Class
I Let My Sister Cut My Hair
Sleeping Santa
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
I Took My Doggy for a Walk