Imagery /Sensory Language

Which line would be something we could feel on our skin?

• The sun is settin in the horizon

• The eveneing breeze begins to blow

Which line appeals more to the sense of sight, or something we can see?

• I climb up my tree into its mighty branches

• As the stars in the east start to glow

What type of imagery does this line create?

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

What sense does this line use?

• Hearing

• Taste

• Smell

What type of imagery do these lines create?

• Touch

• Sound/Hearing

• Sight

The poem you just heard, "My Tree", is a poem written by a 6-year-old boy named Jack. When you listened to this poem, what setting did you imagine?

• A front porch at in the middle of the day

• A meadow at nightfall

• A classroom before lunch

What does imagery do? 

• Compares two things but without using description

• Tells us what is happening in a boring way

• Uses descriptions to paint a picture that the reader can see, hear, taste, touch and smell 

Why is imagery important? Check all correct answers about what imagery does.

• It makes the poem or story more interesting.

• It helps the reader feel like they are really there.

• It makes the poem or story better.