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.

A Christmas Dream by Kenn Nesbitt
A Christmas Dream
Penny Parker's Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
Penny Parker’s Pencil
Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
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
When Santa Was Younger by Kenn Nesbitt
When Santa Was Younger
Something Under My Bed
The Perfect Cake by Kenn Nesbitt
The Perfect Cake
The Dragons Are Dozing
I Went for a Walk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Went for a Walk
Horror Movie Marathon by Kenn Nesbitt
Horror Movie Marathon
My Mom Likes Playing DnD by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mom Likes Playing DnD
Our Teacher’s Not a Zombie
Mother's Day Disaster by Kenn Nesbitt
Mother’s Day Disaster
I Might Have Met a Monster by Kenn Nesbitt
I Might Have Met a Monster
Photographer icon representing the poem "Picture Day" by Kenn Nesbitt
Picture Day
My Ice Cream Is Melting by Kenn Nesbitt
My Ice Cream Is Melting
Class Gas
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk by Kenn Nesbitt
I Spotted a Pie on the Sidewalk
The Tale of the Sun and the Moon
A Sweet Story
Crash Bang Boom by Kenn Nesbitt
Crash! Bang! Boom!
The Tighty-Whitey Spider
I Bought Our Cat a Jetpack

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