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.

I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
Welcome Back to School
Mother's Day Breakfast by Kenn Nesbitt
Mother’s Day Breakfast
I’m Wearing My Parrot
Lost Inside a Labyrinth by Kenn Nesbitt
Lost Inside a Labyrinth
It’s Winter Vacation
I'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun by Kenn Nesbitt
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun
The Noisy Boys from Boise by Kenn Nesbitt
The Noisy Boys from Boise
While Lying on the Lawn
My Teacher Ate My Homework by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Ate My Homework
It's Halloween My Face is Green by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Halloween, My Face Is Green
My Dog Lives On the Sofa
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
Science Homework
While Strolling Down the Beach Today
Please Don't Read this Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
Please Don’t Read This Poem
I Tried to Ride a Skateboard
Hannah’s Hammer
It’s Lonely as a Boa
Broken
Penny Parker's Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
Penny Parker’s Pencil
The Geese Are Honking Overhead by Kenn Nesbitt
The Geese Are Honking Overhead
My Absolutely True Life Story by Kenn Nesbitt
My Absolutely True Life Story

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