Poetry/Sensory Language

What is "sensory language"?

• language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

• language that is not very descriptive

• language that has been censored (censorship)

• language that is unfamiliar to the reader

Why do authors use sensory language?

• It is a way for a writer to help the reader see or connect with their story

• without censorship, kids may be exposed to bad writing.

• All stories must have sensory language or they become poems.

• nobody knows for sure, but it probably has to do with the STAAR test

Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SIGHT?

• small, red, wrinkled

• sweet, sour, spicy

• soft, wet, cold

• loud, soft, quiet

Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SOUND?

• small, red, wrinkled

• sweet, sour, spicy

• loud, quiet

• soft, cold

Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of TOUCH?

• sweet, sour, bitter

• red, yellow, rocky

• soft, rough, smooth

• loud, quiet, red

A grouped set of lines in a poem, like a paragraph is called _______.

• paragraph

• stanza

• line

• question

Which of the following lines from contains onomatopoeia?

• He ran to the kitchen

• Her heels clacked on the floor

• She fell asleep

• He dropped the napkin.

Do all poems have to rhyme?

• yes

• no

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia