Imagery

The use of vivid words/phrases to create SENSORY impressions for the reader.

• Literature
• Description
• Imagery
• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

red, silky, dew-covered, bright

• sound
• smell
• touch
• sight

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.W.5.3D

the pungent aroma of garlic and onions; smoky; freshly mown grass

• sound
• sight
• smell
• taste

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D

sputtering, gurgling, clanking, tapping, thumping

• smell
• sight
• hear
• touch

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3D

coarse, gritty, silky, warm, chilly

• sound
• touch
• smell
• taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

spicy, tangy, salty, sweet, sour, bitter 

• smell
• touch
• taste
• hear

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D

Imagery is used to create _____________ impressions because they are used by writiers to appeal to the five ___________ .

• visual/senses
• sensory/senses
• auditory/senses
• olfactory/senses

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D