2.  Brainstorm a list of emotions.  Match a color to each emotion you listed.  Choose one emotion that you feel will create a strong sensory poem.

3.  Line 1: Name an emotion or feeling. Finish the line with a color word.  Line 2: Tell what it sounds like.  Line 3: Tell what it smells like.  Line 4: Tell what it tastes like.  Line 5: Tell what it looks like.  Line 6: Tell what it feels like.  Line 7: Repeat Line 1 (Optional).

4.  Sadness is gray.  It sounds like the moan of a foghorn.  It smells like mushrooms.  It tastes like stale popcorn.  It looks like a lost puppy.  Sadness feels like damp clothes.  (Sadness is gray.)