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 Bought My Mom an Apple
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs Today
A Penguin’s Toes
My Parrot Doesn’t Care to Fly
The Bagel Bird
A Shark Is a Pet
The Night Santa Claus Came
My Uncle Had an Ant Farm
Santa’s Beard
Chester Sylvester the Jester
Mythical Monster Party
New Computer
There’s a Witch Outside My Window
Has Anyone Seen My Chameleon?
Green Rain
The Gorgon Sisters
My Sneakers are Speaking in German
An Awesome Opposum
I Have an Amoeba
Belinda Brooks
Bed Head
The Cow Town Ballet
Bradley Beard is Rather Weird
If You Ever Meet an Elephant