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 Found a Penny on the Ground
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
If You're Swallowed by an Elephant by Kenn Nesbitt
If You’re Swallowed by an Elephant
The Underwear Tree by Kenn Nesbitt
The Underwear Tree
Warm or Storm?
Robot Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
Robot Halloween
My Brother Might Be Bigfoot by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Might Be Bigfoot
I’m Wearing My Parrot
My Brother's in Love with His Mirror by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother’s in Love with His Mirror
I Can't Believe It's Christmas Eve by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas Eve
Welcome Back to School
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
I'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
Dear Squishy, I Love You
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
It's Halloween My Face is Green by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Halloween, My Face Is Green
At the Bottom of My Backpack
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
My Dog Lives On the Sofa

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