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.
A Festival for Frogs
My Sloth Is Supersonic
When the Teacher Isn’t Looking
I Hypnotized the Teacher
Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster
The Dog Ate Our Dinner
Falling Asleep in Class
Homework Stew
Our Teacher’s a Football Fanatic
My Kitten Is a Ninja
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
I Let My Sister Cut My Hair
I Dreamed it Was December
Overslept
My Teacher Took My iPod
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
Sleeping Santa
I Took My Doggy for a Walk
Somebody Stole My Butt
Cooking Class