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

Overslept

My Teacher Took My iPod

Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome

When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid

An Ogre Came over for Dinner

I Let My Sister Cut My Hair

Basketball’s My Favorite Sport

Whenever It’s December

Sleeping Santa

Somebody Stole My Butt

Cooking Class

Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney

I Took My Doggy for a Walk

Our Teacher’s a Football Fanatic

Incomplete Trick-or-Treat

My Dog Likes to Dig

Welcome Back to School

Bob’s Job

A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head

My Teacher Ate My Homework

The Tale of the Sun and the Moon