Sensory details

if a description contains only vague ideas and general words, readers will soon lose interest. specific details and words that appeal to the senses are the sparks that activate the reader's imagination.

example: vague or general words: josie felt sad.

specific details and words: josie slumped in the big, overstuffed chair, resting her
downcast head on her fist and sighing.

brainstorm words or phrases that will your audience experience what they are reading. then submit this organizer to the drop box for lesson 5 in unit 2.

sights sounds

smells

tastes

feel (internal)

feel (external)

similes - comparisons of things, people, and ideas that use the words “like” or “as” in their descriptions. example: his mind was as deep as the ocean. he had a delicate voice like a sparrow in the morning.

write one simile to use in your paper or poem


metaphors – comparisons of things, people, and ideas that are expressed as statements. example: his mind was a deep cavern. he had a delicate sparrow’s voice.

write one metaphor to use in your paper or