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.

If You're Swallowed by an Elephant by Kenn Nesbitt
If You’re Swallowed by an Elephant
It Followed Me to School Today by Kenn Nesbitt
It Followed Me to School Today
My Brother Might Be Bigfoot by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Might Be Bigfoot
The Underwear Tree by Kenn Nesbitt
The Underwear Tree
I Can't Believe It's Christmas Eve by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas Eve
I’m Wearing My Parrot
Welcome Back to School
Warm or Storm?
Lost Inside a Labyrinth by Kenn Nesbitt
Lost Inside a Labyrinth
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun by Kenn Nesbitt
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
Rusty Roads by Kenn Nesbitt
Rusty Roads
I'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
While Lying on the Lawn
My Teacher Ate My Homework by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Ate My Homework
The Noisy Boys from Boise by Kenn Nesbitt
The Noisy Boys from Boise
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
It's Halloween My Face is Green by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Halloween, My Face Is Green
A Spring in My Step
A Spring in My Step
My Dog Lives On the Sofa
My Brother's in Love with His Mirror by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother’s in Love with His Mirror
While Strolling Down the Beach Today
It’s Lonely as a Boa
Please Don't Read this Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
Please Don’t Read This Poem

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