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 Tale of the Sun and the Moon
Crash Bang Boom by Kenn Nesbitt
Crash! Bang! Boom!
The Sand Looks Like Candy by Kenn Nesbitt
The Sand Looks Like Candy
Inside Our Fridge
The Tighty-Whitey Spider
I Bought Our Cat a Jetpack
I Might Have Met a Monster by Kenn Nesbitt
I Might Have Met a Monster
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk
AI Mirror On the Wall by Kenn Nesbitt
AI Mirror On the Wall
The Pretzel, the Pig, and the Baby Baboon
On Dinosaur Island
From the Ants in Our Petnuia Bed
Our Classroom Is Covered in Sparkles
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
A Rumble in My Bedroom by Kenn Nesbitt
A Rumble in My Bedroom
Snow Mail by Kenn Nesbitt
Snow Mail
Fancy Dancer by Kenn Nesbitt
Fancy Dancer
Splash by Kenn Nesbitt
Splash!
Snow Day
Michael's Viking Bicycle by Kenn Nesbitt
Michael’s Viking Bicycle
Bigfoot’s Shoe Emporium

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