Sensory Details and Compound Sentences

Which sentence is the best example of sensory details?

• I like chocolate.

• Chocolate is made from roasted, ground cacao seeds.

• Chocolate is delicious and I love to eat it.

• The chocolate melted on my tongue as I placed the heart shaped candy into my mouth.

What sense does this appeal to: "The tangy sauce, the melted cheese, the soft crust, and the crispy pepperoni greeted my tongue like my dog greets me at the door at the end of a long work day."

• Sight

• Taste

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

These words appeal to our sense of...

• Sight

• Taste

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

What does this graph show?

• We mostly rely on our sense of taste.

• We use our senses equally.

• Most people rely heavily on their sense of sight.

• We use our sense of taste and touch about the same.

Which of the following describes the sense of smell.

• He bit into the juicy apple.

• His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

• His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• He was singing like an injured cat.

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• Saturday was such a beautiful day.

• Saturday's weather was so delightfully warm with not a single cloud floating through the baby blue sky.

If we wanted to show that something was shiny, which word makes the strongest image for you?

• radiant

• glossy

• dazzling

• glowing

What sense is being engaged most in this example:

The television buzzed as it shut off, and the furnace sighed one last time before the house fell silent.

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• Smell

• Hearing

Which is true about sensory details?

• The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

• They describe at least one of the 5 senses

• Both are true

Sensory details are used to create _________________ that represents objects, events, actions, or ideas.

• IMAGERY

• VISUAL IMAGERY

• PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

• GUSTATORY IMAGERY

• ACT OF EATING