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language that uses words from the 5 senses What are the 5 senses?
Sensory Language language that uses words from the 5 senses What are the 5 senses?
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The Senses Sight Taste Sound Touch Smell
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Why use sensory language?
Because it helps paint a picture in the reader’s head. It helps the story feel real, makes it come alive! Readers can relate better to the author.
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Touch Words that make your reader feel like they are touching what you (the author) are touching. Examples: bumpy cold cool crisp damp dry small soft metallic hot fragile furry fuzzy gritty hairy icy
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Sound Words that make your reader hear what you (the author) is hearing. Talk about loudness, softness, and speech. Examples: booming, blaring, noisy, screeching, crying, whispering, crackling, sizzling
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Sight Words that make your reader see what you see.
Talk about colors, movement, shapes, and appearance. Examples: brick aqua red teal Rushing fast slow bouncy pointy straight square pretty dull ugly
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Taster Words that make your reader taste what you taste. Examples:
bitter bittersweet bland burnt buttery cheesy crisp fishy fruity
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Smell Words that make your reader smell what you smell. Examples:
earthy fishy fragrant fresh rotten savory scented sharp sickly sour spicy
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If this was the setting of your story… what might you say using your senses?
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