poetic device: Imagery
Imagery means using figurative language in a way that appeals to our physical senses. Although the word “imagery” sounds like it refers only to visual language—the sense of sight—it actually refers to any of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
Imagery can include descriptive language, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphor, simile, or any other figurative language that enhances the impact of the poem by appealing to our bodily senses.
My Sloth Is Supersonic
When the Teacher Isn’t Looking
The Dog Ate Our Dinner
Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster
I Hypnotized the Teacher
Falling Asleep in Class
Our Teacher’s a Football Fanatic
Homework Stew
My Kitten Is a Ninja
My Flat Cat
My Brother Punched Me in the Head
When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid
A Vampire Bit My Neck Last Night
I Went to the Movies
I Let My Sister Cut My Hair
Overslept
My Teacher Took My iPod
I Dreamed it Was December
I Took My Doggy for a Walk
Sleeping Santa
Cooking Class
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
Somebody Stole My Butt
Incomplete Trick-or-Treat