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.

An Ogre Came Over for Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
I Took My Doggy for a Walk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Took My Doggy for a Walk
My Brother Ate My Smartphone by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Ate My Smartphone
Basketball's My Favorite Sport by Kenn Nesbitt
Basketball’s My Favorite Sport
I Dreamed it Was December by Kenn Nesbitt
I Dreamed it Was December
My Dog Likes to Dig by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Likes to Dig
My Grandma Bought a Rocking Chair
Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney by Kenn Nesbitt
Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney
The Headless Horseman's Hattery by Kenn Nesbitt
The Headless Horseman’s Hattery
Bob’s Job
Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat by Kenn Nesbitt
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
I Found a Penny on the Ground
The Underwear Tree by Kenn Nesbitt
The Underwear Tree
Robot Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
Robot Halloween
What to Do With a Dinosaur
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
If You're Swallowed by an Elephant by Kenn Nesbitt
If You’re Swallowed by an Elephant
My Brother Might Be Bigfoot by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Might Be Bigfoot

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