Poetry Sensory Words

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

• Humorous poetry

• Sensory language

• Idioms

• Lines

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is it called when words represent a sound?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the repetition of consonants or consonant sounds?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• Sensory Language

• Symbols

• Word Choice

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Provides the reader with details related to the senses.

• Imagery

• Personification

• Language

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• figurative language

• mood

• sensory details

• paraphrasing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

words that sound like what they mean

• alliteration

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

forms of writing used to make a poem musical or lyrical 

• personification 

• hyperbole

• sound devices 

• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

repetition of a sound at the end of nearby words

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5