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 Biggest Burp Ever
Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
A Christmas Dream by Kenn Nesbitt
A Christmas Dream
My Mom Likes Playing DnD by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mom Likes Playing DnD
A Sad and Lonely Cyclops by Kenn Nesbitt
A Sad and Lonely Cyclops
Crazy Over Vegetables by Kenn Nesbitt and Eric Herman
Crazy Over Vegetables
Something Under My Bed
Our Teacher’s Not a Zombie
Penny Parker's Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
Penny Parker’s Pencil
A Sweet Story
Crash Bang Boom by Kenn Nesbitt
Crash! Bang! Boom!
Class Gas
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk
My Ice Cream Is Melting by Kenn Nesbitt
My Ice Cream Is Melting
The Tighty-Whitey Spider
I Bought Our Cat a Jetpack
A Rumble in My Bedroom by Kenn Nesbitt
A Rumble in My Bedroom
The Tale of the Sun and the Moon
On Dinosaur Island
The Sand Looks Like Candy by Kenn Nesbitt
The Sand Looks Like Candy
The Pretzel, the Pig, and the Baby Baboon
Our Classroom Is Covered in Sparkles
The Aliens Have Landed!
The Teachers Jumped Out of the Windows by Kenn Nesbitt
The Teachers Jumped Out of the Windows