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.

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
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat by Kenn Nesbitt
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat
My Absolutely True Life Story by Kenn Nesbitt
My Absolutely True Life Story
Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
My Dog Likes to Dig by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Likes to Dig
While Lying on the Lawn
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
My Grandma Bought a Rocking Chair
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
Bob’s Job
Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney by Kenn Nesbitt
Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney
I Can't Believe It's Christmas Eve by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas Eve
The Headless Horseman's Hattery by Kenn Nesbitt
The Headless Horseman’s Hattery
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
I Found a Penny on the Ground
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
What to Do With a Dinosaur
It’s Winter Vacation
Welcome Back to School
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