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.
When the Teacher Isn’t Looking
Homework Stew
My Sloth Is Supersonic
Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster
I Hypnotized the Teacher
Falling Asleep in Class
The Dog Ate Our Dinner
I Dreamed it Was December
My Flat Cat
A Vampire Bit My Neck Last Night
Our Teacher’s a Football Fanatic
When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid
Overslept
My Teacher Took My iPod
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
I Let My Sister Cut My Hair
My Grandma Bought a Rocking Chair
Cooking Class
Basketball’s My Favorite Sport
On New Year’s Day
I Took My Doggy for a Walk
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat
Sleeping Santa
I Went to the Movies