Sensory Language

Sensory Language

What is sensory language?

Sensory language is words  and phrases that connect the reader to one or more the five senses.
It is the way a writer helps the reader connect to and imagine the scene or description in the text. 

What are my five senses?

• Sight

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

• Sound

Sight

These are words that describe what the reader can see with his or her eyes.

It can include words that tell color, shape, size, and how the reader sees an action done.

Examples of sight words

• sparkling

• vibrant

• tiny

• crooked

• stared
  

• gazed

Smell

These are words that describe what the reader can smell with his or her nose.

These words require the reader's nose to understand the description.

Examples of smell words

• flowery

• musty

• rotten

• stinky
  

• spicy
  

• sweet

Taste

These are words that describe what the reader can taste with his or her mouth/tongue.
 
It can include words that tell flavor as well as describe a specific taste. 

Examples of taste words

• bitter

• sweet

• spicy

• lemony
  

• minty

• juicy

• bland

Touch

These are words that describe what the reader can feel with his or her hands.

It can include words that tell feel and texture

Examples of touch words

• smooth

• rough

• wet

• bumpy

• silky

• hot

• cold

Sound

These are words that describe what the reader can hear with his or her ears.

It can include words that tell volume, pitch, speed, and specific sound words

Examples of sound words

• loud

• soft

• squealing

• thundering

• BOOM!

• buzz