Imagery and usage

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house.

• sound

• touch

• sight

• taste

• smell

What Sensory Detail is being used?

The purple pajamas are so cozy.

• Smell

• Sight

• Sound

• Touch

• Taste

Mouth-watering ripe mangoes sit on the table ready to be devoured.

• Visual imagery

• Olfactory imagery

• Auditory imagery

• Gustatory imagery

Why do authors use sensory language?

• It is a way for a writer to help the reader see or connect with their story
• All stories must have sensory language or they become poems.
• without censorship, kids may be exposed to bad writing.
• nobody knows for sure, but it probably has to do with the STAAR test

This sentence appeals to which sense:

After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.

• olfactory imagery (sense of smell)

• tactile imagery (sense of touch)

• gustatory imagery (sense of taste)

• auditory imagery (sense of sound)

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

• Touch

• Taste

• Sound

• Sight

When a writer uses descriptive language, how does it affect the reader?

• The reader can memorize the text.

• The reader feels the text come to life.

• The reader gets bored and stops reading.

• The reader gets confused and has to reread.

The colorful tree had leaves of gold, red, yellow, and orange.

• simile

• alliteration

• imagery

• onomatopeia

Answer explanation

The correct choice is imagery because the sentence creates a vivid mental picture of the colorful tree with leaves of gold, red, yellow, and orange.

They sat on the beach and saw the sun's red rays pierce the sky.

• OLFACTORY IMAGERY

• GUSTATORY IMAGERY

• VISUAL IMAGERY

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.

• sight
• smell
• touch
• taste