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 Went for a Walk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Went for a Walk
Our Teacher’s Not a Zombie
My Ice Cream Is Melting by Kenn Nesbitt
My Ice Cream Is Melting
Class Gas
I Might Have Met a Monster by Kenn Nesbitt
I Might Have Met a Monster
The Tale of the Sun and the Moon
A Sweet Story
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk
Crash Bang Boom by Kenn Nesbitt
Crash! Bang! Boom!
The Tighty-Whitey Spider
I Bought Our Cat a Jetpack
Inside Our Fridge
On Dinosaur Island
The Leaves Are Falling Off the Trees by Kenn Nesbitt
The Leaves Are Falling Off the Trees
The Sand Looks Like Candy by Kenn Nesbitt
The Sand Looks Like Candy
My Family Portrait by Kenn Nesbitt
My Family Portrait
AI Mirror On the Wall by Kenn Nesbitt
AI Mirror On the Wall
Our Classroom Is Covered in Sparkles
The Pretzel, the Pig, and the Baby Baboon
Josh, Who Didn’t Like to Wash
The Aliens Have Landed!
The Teachers Jumped Out of the Windows by Kenn Nesbitt
The Teachers Jumped Out of the Windows
Computer Boot by Kenn Nesbitt
Computer Boot
Fancy Dancer by Kenn Nesbitt
Fancy Dancer

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