Imagery

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

• Literature
• Description
• Imagery
• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

red, silky, dew-covered, bright

• sound
• smell
• touch
• sight

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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

• sound
• sight
• smell
• taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

sputtering, gurgling, clanking, tapping, thumping

• smell
• sight
• hear
• touch

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

coarse, gritty, silky, warm, chilly

• sound
• touch
• smell
• taste

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

spicy, tangy, salty, sweet, sour, bitter 

• smell
• touch
• taste
• hear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5