Imagery and sensory language

How do the leaves fall?

• Silently

• Loudly

• Quickly

• Swirling

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

When a writer uses their five senses to describe is also known as ____________.

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the best definition of imagery? 

• Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.
  
• An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.
•  A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
• Exaggeration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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

• rocky, hairy, drenched
• ticking, hissing, cracking
• thick, tender, smooth
• smokey, pungent, flowery

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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

• quiet, jangling, barking
• moist, glassy, metallic
• salty, sweet, tangy
• earthy, fruity, minty

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• rough, sharp, slippery
• buzzing, gasping, barking
• tangled, furry, bright
• thunderous, whispery, muted

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is "sensory language"?

• language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.
• language that has been censored (censorship)
• language that is not very descriptive
• language that is unfamiliar to the reader

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house

• Sight
• Sound
• Touch 
• Taste

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

It was too dark to see in the cave, but I tasted the tang of salt on my lips.  I must be near the ocean!  Excited, I moved toward the salty spray. 
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell
• sound
• taste
• sight

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Although he was blind, Gino's nose told him that he had to find shelter.  The scent of rain filled the air.
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell
• sight
• sound
• touch

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5