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.

Something Under My Bed
Horror Movie Marathon by Kenn Nesbitt
Horror Movie Marathon
My Mom Likes Playing DnD by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mom Likes Playing DnD
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
I Might Have Met a Monster by Kenn Nesbitt
I Might Have Met a Monster
Class Gas
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
Our Classroom Is Covered in Sparkles
The Pretzel, the Pig, and the Baby Baboon
The Aliens Have Landed!
The Teachers Jumped Out of the Windows by Kenn Nesbitt
The Teachers Jumped Out of the Windows
AI Mirror On the Wall by Kenn Nesbitt
AI Mirror On the Wall
Computer Boot by Kenn Nesbitt
Computer Boot

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