Examine Poems and Passages for Words That Suggest Feelings or Appeal to the Senses

How does imagery help us understand the poetry?

• It doesn't

• By expressing how the author is feeling

• Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel through words

• By telling the mood

One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker.  Which sense does this describe?

• Taste
• Sight
• Smell
• Touch

Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

• Taste
• Touch
• Sight
• Sound

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?   
My fingers lingered on the familiar leaves....

• sight
• touch
• taste
• smell

Which Sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
The afternoon sun penetrated my upturned face....

• taste 
• feel
• smell
• sound

The car squeaked every time I hit a road bump.  Which sense am I describing?

• Sight
• Sound
• Smell
• Taste

The tiny red ant climbed up the broken limb.  Which sense is being described?

• Sight
• Sound
• Smell
• Hear

Her fragrance was very strong.  What sense does this describe?

• Sound
• Touch
• Sight
• Smell

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

• taste
• sound
• sight
• smell

sputtering, gurgling, clanking, tapping, thumping

• smell
• sight
• hear
• touch