IMAGERY: Sensory Details in Writing

The sensory details (imagery) in a story are details that _______.

• use the five senses

• use dollars and cents

• use just sights and smells

• use big words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Vivid writing (imagery) always includes (a)  

• Sentences that appeal to your sense
• Long sentences.
• Sentences that are easy to read.
• Sentences with rhyming words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Tomas reads about how a delicious piece of blueberry pie tastes. He most likely responds by (a)   .

• remembering a fluffy towel
• remembering a field trip
• feeling cold
• feeling hungry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A writer describes the smell of a forest fire. Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?

• the number of forests that there are in the state of Mississippi

• the fear that she has about the fire spreading

• the strong and smoky smell reminds her of burning leaves at grandma's house in the country

• the number of times she's been to the forest around her grandma's farm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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

(a)  

• 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Justine fell and felt the sting as sharp thorns tore at her bare skin and clothes."

What type of imagery did the writer describe?

• olfactory (smell)

• visual (sight)

• auditory (hearing)

• tactual (touch)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Kellor couldn't believe it. The beast couldn't be from this world. It was at least 10 feet tall and moving with more speed than any two-legged animal that Kellor knew of.

What type of imagery did the writer use?

• olfactory

• visual

• auditory

• tactual

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Match the following types of imagery with their descriptions.

• He heard the thunder rumbling in the distance.

• olfactory

• He felt the raindrops on his skin.

• visual

• Gino's nose told him that he had to find shelter.

• auditory

• He saw the lightning in the sky.

• tactual

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Read the sentence below and choose the words that best complete the description. The noise was so loud that Sarah threw her hands over her ears. Though she screamed, she couldn't hear her own voice over the _______ drums.

• fast and quiet

• calm and soft

• banging and booming

• soft and delicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

"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 type of imagery did the writer describe?

(a)  

• olfactory (smell)

• auditory (sound)

• gustatory (taste)
• visual (sight)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5