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 Teacher Took My iPod by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Took My iPod
It's Fun to Be a Football by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Fun to Be a Football
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
Basketball's My Favorite Sport by Kenn Nesbitt
Basketball’s My Favorite Sport
My Brother Ate My Smartphone by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Ate My Smartphone
My Dog Likes to Dig by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Likes to Dig
Cartoon icon of a haunted house representing the poem "Game Night at the Haunted House" by Kenn Nesbitt
Game Night at the Haunted House
I Dreamed it Was December by Kenn Nesbitt
I Dreamed it Was December
My Grandma Bought a Rocking Chair
No Running in the Hall by Kenn Nesbitt
No Running in the Hall
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
Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
It Followed Me to School Today by Kenn Nesbitt
It Followed Me to School Today
Bob’s Job
Summer and Autumn
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat by Kenn Nesbitt
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
Mother's Day Breakfast by Kenn Nesbitt
Mother’s Day Breakfast
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
What to Do With a Dinosaur

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