
Sensory Language
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Amber Bean
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Sensory Language
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What is sensory language?
Sensory language is words and phrases that connect the reader to one or more the five senses.
It is the way a writer helps the reader connect to and imagine the scene or description in the text.
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What are my five senses?
Sight
Smell
Taste
Touch
Sound
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Sight
These are words that describe what the reader can see with his or her eyes.
It can include words that tell color, shape, size, and how the reader sees an action done.
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Examples of sight words
sparkling
vibrant
tiny
crooked
stared
gazed
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Smell
These are words that describe what the reader can smell with his or her nose.
These words require the reader's nose to understand the description.
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Examples of smell words
flowery
musty
rotten
stinky
spicy
sweet
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Taste
These are words that describe what the reader can taste with his or her mouth/tongue.
It can include words that tell flavor as well as describe a specific taste.
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Examples of taste words
bitter
sweet
spicy
lemony
minty
juicy
bland
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Touch
These are words that describe what the reader can feel with his or her hands.
It can include words that tell feel and texture
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Examples of touch words
smooth
rough
wet
bumpy
silky
hot
cold
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Sound
These are words that describe what the reader can hear with his or her ears.
It can include words that tell volume, pitch, speed, and specific sound words
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Examples of sound words
loud
soft
squealing
thundering
BOOM!
buzz
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