Sensory Imagery Draws the Reader Into a Narrative by Appealing to the Five Senses

Sensory Imagery

Sensory imagery draws the reader into a narrative by appealing to the five senses.

Choose one place and use each of the five senses to describe the setting. Write a one paragraph narrative about an experience that you have had at one of the settings below. Describe what you see, hear, taste, touch, and smell.

1. At a bakery, 2. At a veterinarian’s office 3. At a movie theater 4. At a science laboratory

Imagine that you are describing the following things to someone who has all five senses but has never smelled, heard, seen, touched, or tasted them. Use figurative language and sensory imagery to convey meaning.

How would you describe the smell of the following things?  Apple pie  Ocean breeze  Freshly cut grass  Clean hair  Barbeque grill  Garbage  Popcorn

How would you describe the following sounds?  Baby’s laugh  Fog horn  Package being unwrapped  Bacon cooking  Dog crying  Radio static

How would you describe these images and objects?  Broken mirror  City skyline  Orchard  Ocean waves  Sun set

How would you describe how the following things feel?  Cooked pasta  Caterpillar  Computer keyboard  A hairbrush  Stuffed animal  Window screen

How would you describe the taste of these things?  French fries  Stamps or envelope glue  Medicine  Salt water  Soap  Ice cream  Beef jerkey