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
My Sloth Is Supersonic
A Festival for Frogs
Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster
The Dog Ate Our Dinner
Homework Stew
I Hypnotized the Teacher
Falling Asleep in Class
My Kitten Is a Ninja
Our Teacher’s a Football Fanatic
My Flat Cat
My Brother Punched Me in the Head
When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid
A Vampire Bit My Neck Last Night
I Went to the Movies
Overslept
I Let My Sister Cut My Hair
Sleeping Santa
Somebody Stole My Butt
My Teacher Took My iPod
I Took My Doggy for a Walk
Cooking Class
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
I Dreamed it Was December