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.

Overslept by Kenn Nesbitt
Overslept
I Took My Doggy for a Walk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Took My Doggy for a Walk
Cooking Class by Kenn Nesbitt
Cooking Class
An Ogre Came Over for Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
The Underwear Tree by Kenn Nesbitt
The Underwear Tree
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
Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney by Kenn Nesbitt
Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney
My Grandma Bought a Rocking Chair
Bob’s Job
Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat by Kenn Nesbitt
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
I Found a Penny on the Ground
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
I Can't Believe It's Christmas Eve by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas Eve
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
While Lying on the Lawn
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
What to Do With a Dinosaur
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween

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