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1 Sensory Language

2 What are the 5 senses? Sight Sound Taste Touch Smell

3 to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
Writers use language … to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. One way a writer can do this is by writing about things using his or her senses.

4 Using Your Senses! Writers write about things they might see, hear, feel, smell or taste to help make the story seem more real.

5 Sensory language language that uses words from the 5 senses.

6 Sight Words that make your reader see what you see
Write about colors, movement, shapes, and appearance Examples: Aqua, red, teal Rushing, fast, slow Bouncy, pointy, straight Square, round Pretty, dull, ugly

7 Sound Words that make your reader hear what you hear
Talk about loudness, softness, and speech Examples: booming, blaring, noisy, screeching, crying, crackling, sizzling whispering

8 Touch Words that make your reader touch what you touch
Tactile feeling and emotional feeling are closely connected Examples: Bumpy, cold, cool, crisp, damp Dry, dull, elastic, fleshy, fragile Furry, fuzzy, gritty, hairy, icy

9 Taste Words that make your reader taste what you taste Examples:
Bitter, bittersweet, bland, sour Burnt, buttery, cheesy Crispy, fishy, fruity

10 Smell Words that make your reader smell what you smell
Smell in particularly is powerful and can easily trigger early memories Examples: Earthy, fishy, fragrant, Fresh, rotten, savory Scented, sharp, sickly Sour, spicy

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13 If this was the setting of your story… what might you say using your senses?

14 What would you write using your senses if this was a character in your story?

15 What would you write using your senses if this was in your story?


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