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 Flat Cat

When the Teacher Isn’t Looking

Falling Asleep in Class

An Ogre Came over for Dinner

My Teacher Took My iPod

Sleeping Santa

I Let My Sister Cut My Hair

I Took My Doggy for a Walk

When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid

Basketball’s My Favorite Sport

Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome

Our Teacher’s a Football Fanatic

My Dog Likes to Dig

Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney

My Teacher Ate My Homework

Cooking Class

Somebody Stole My Butt

Bob’s Job

Welcome Back to School

A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head

The Tale of the Sun and the Moon

Science Homework

The Headless Horseman’s Hattery

I Tried to Ride a Skateboard