1. Imagery
The 5 Senses

2. Imagery Imagery is used to describe things It uses the five sense
Sight
Taste
Touch
Smell
Sound

3. Examples
The bright red balloon shot upwards into the sky with a squeal.
The humongous gray elephant pounded his feet as he ran.
I could smell Granny’s delicious biscuits cooking and could almost taste the butter and honey I would later put on mine.

4. Examples
The milk smelled like yesterday’s trash and looked like yesterday’s potatoes.
The crash was so loud that it sounded as if a train had come straight through our kitchen.

5. Class Practice Add imagery to the following:
The piece of metal was hot.
The Christmas tree was decorated.
The pizza was real good.

6. More Practice The thorns hurt. The kid was in pain.
The restaurant cooked some good food.
Mrs. Noname’s class was not behaving well.

7. REMEMBER!!
We are not just describing something. We are using the 5 senses.

8. More Practice Many people entered the store when it opened.
The principal was angry.
The cookie was good.

9. Describe the following using at least two of the five senses
You can use more than 1 sentence if needed
Tacos
Chicken
Cow
Airplane
Jungle
A dark night
The hot sun