SENSORY IMAGERY

Identify the imagery type used in the following sentence.

She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical smell a reminder that she was on vacation in a beautiful place.

• Auditory

• Tactile

• Visual

• Olfactory

• Gustatory

Which technique, is the poet using to describe the following situation?

The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue.

• Gustatory

• Auditory

• Olfactory

• Tactile

• Visual

Identify the imagery type used in the underlined phrase of the following line.

His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay.

• Visual

• Auditory

• Olfactory

• Tactile

• Gustatory

The form of imagery employed in the following sentence appeals to which sense?

As the chili touched my tongue, I thought a fire had been lit in my mouth.

• Taste

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

• Sight

This form of imagery employed in the following sentence tells us that Harry relies mainly on his sense of ………… when rising from his sleep.

Harry awoke to the chirping of birds and the soft whisper of a breeze as it passed through the tree outside his window.

• smell

• hearing

• touch

• sight

• taste

In forming imagery, the sense of ..……… is appealed to, in the following line.

The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.

• sound

• taste

• sight

• smell

• touch

In the following sentence, which words appeal best to the sense of sight?

The lucid reds and greens of traffic lights reflected in the roadside puddles. 

• The lucid

• reds and greens

• traffic lights

• roadside puddles

The form of imagery employed in the following sentence tells us that Greg is enjoying the fragrance of ……...........…

The sweet aroma of the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room, causing Greg’s stomach to rumble.

• sweet aroma

• fresh chocolate chip cookies

• the kitchen

• the living room

Identify a sentence that creates tactile imagery.

1) The surprising sugariness of the baby's first lollipop made her smile.

2) She sat at the desk, chin on hand, and carelessly flipped through the pages.

3) The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.

• 1

• 2

• 3

The following sentence appeals to the sense of touch. True or False?

The air felt chilly, yet refreshing, as the summer breeze blew across her face?

• True

• False