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.
The Noisy Boys from Boise
The Geese Are Honking Overhead
I’m Wearing My Parrot
My Teacher Ate My Homework
Science Homework
It’s Halloween, My Face Is Green
Springy Sidewalk
My Dog Lives On the Sofa
I Tried to Ride a Skateboard
Please Don’t Read This Poem
While Strolling Down the Beach Today
Broken
My Hamster Has a Skateboard
Merlo the Magnificent
The Armpit of Doom
The Biggest Burp Ever
Hannah’s Hammer
Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
My Mom Likes Playing DnD
Crazy Over Vegetables
A Sad and Lonely Cyclops
Our Teacher’s Not a Zombie
A Rumble in My Bedroom
Class Gas