Poetry Sensory Words

Words that an author uses to appeal to the reader's senses to create imagery.

• Humorous poetry

• Sensory language

• Idioms

• Lines

What is it called when words represent a sound?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is the repetition of consonants or consonant sounds?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

Specific words the poet uses to create images in the poem.

• Sensory Language

• Symbols

• Word Choice

• Onomatopoeia

Provides the reader with details related to the senses.

• Imagery

• Personification

• Language

• Rhyme Scheme

elements that help you imagine how something tastes, looks, sounds, feels, or smells

• figurative language

• mood

• sensory details

• paraphrasing

words that sound like what they mean

• alliteration

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

forms of writing used to make a poem musical or lyrical 

• personification 

• hyperbole

• sound devices 

• paraphrase

repetition of a sound at the end of nearby words

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

• rhyme

Which of the following is an example of sensory language in poetry?

• A) The sun smiled down on us

• B) The sweet scent of roses filled the air

• C) The clock ticked loudly

• D) The cat sat on the mat