Understanding Sensory Words in Poetry

This lesson teaches how to envision a poem's setting by identifying strong sensory words. It begins with an introduction to descriptive language and its importance in visualizing settings. The lesson then focuses on sensory words, which evoke the five senses, and how they can enhance the visualization of a poem's setting. Using 'Casey at the Bat' by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, the lesson demonstrates how to identify and apply sensory words to create a vivid mental picture of the poem's setting. By the end, students learn to find sensory words, ask what they look or sound like, and visualize the setting in their minds.

What is the primary focus of this lesson?

• Understanding rhyming schemes

• Identifying strong sensory words

• Learning about poetic structures

• Exploring historical poems

Which of the following is NOT a technique used in poems?

• Descriptive language

• Repetition

• Rhyming

• Mathematical equations

What do sensory words help you do in a poem?

• Understand the poem's theme

• Visualize characters and settings

• Analyze the poem's structure

• Memorize the poem

Which of the following is an example of a sensory word?

• Theme

• Silence

• Equation

• Structure

Which sense is involved when the word 'silence' is used?

• Hearing

• Taste

• Smell

• Sight

In the phrase 'tore the cover off the ball', which sense is primarily engaged?

• Hearing

• Smell

• Sight

• Taste

What is the first step in envisioning a poem's setting?

• Read the poem aloud

• Find strong sensory words

• Analyze the poem's structure

• Identify the poem's theme

What should you do after identifying sensory words in a poem?

• Ignore them

• Write a summary of the poem

• Ask what the words look or sound like

• Memorize the poem

What is the final step in visualizing a poem's setting?

• Write a poem

• Picture the words and phrases in your mind

• Read another poem

• Draw a picture

What is the purpose of using sensory words in poetry?

• To confuse the reader

• To make the poem longer

• To add humor

• To create a clear mental image