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.

My Family Portrait by Kenn Nesbitt
My Family Portrait
Fancy Dancer by Kenn Nesbitt
Fancy Dancer
A Rumble in My Bedroom by Kenn Nesbitt
A Rumble in My Bedroom
Josh, Who Didn’t Like to Wash
Snow Mail by Kenn Nesbitt
Snow Mail
From the Ants in Our Petnuia Bed
Snow Day
Michael's Viking Bicycle by Kenn Nesbitt
Michael’s Viking Bicycle
Splash by Kenn Nesbitt
Splash!
Monkey Dream
My Mouse is Misbehaving
Bigfoot’s Shoe Emporium
It’s Raining in My Bedroom
I Ran for the Chapstick
This Afternoon I Met a Slark by Kenn Nesbitt
This Afternoon I Met a Slark
Halloween Party
Sharpen Sharpen Sharpen by Kenn Nesbitt
Sharpen, Sharpen, Sharpen
Mr. Meecher, Science Teacher
My Invisible Dragon
Whenever Yaks Play Basketball
My Brother Made a Snowball
I Have to Write a Poem
My Kitty Likes My Goldfish by Kenn Nesbitt
My Kitty Likes My Goldfish
Payton the Painter by Kenn Nesbitt
Payton the Painter

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