SENSORY POETRY LESSONAlaina Storck

and

Krysten

“Sensory poems create a descriptive mind picture of an object or event,

because the words echo the reader's own sensory experiences of that

object or event.”

From: How to Write a Sensory Poem on Fall

Loneliness

Cold, coarse, clammy fingersCreep their twisted way into the

mind.As loneliness' piercing scream

Echoes soundlessly into emptiness,Its musty, decaying path

Leaves no room for coherent thought.© Copyright 2003 Viv - better bit by bit (UN: vzabel at Writing.Com). All rights reserved. 

A sensory poem should include descriptive language meant to capture all five of the human senses: touch, sight, hearing, taste and smell.

A basic format to begin a sensory poem looks like:

Place sounds likePlace smells likePlace feels like

Place tastes likePlace looks like

My kitchen sounds like banging pots, sizzling bacon, laughing

voicesIt smells like garlic and cinnamon

sugarIt is warm and comforting

The air tastes of tomato sauce and ricotta cheese

My kitchen is blue and white, and light streams in through the open

blinds

My beach air smells salty and damp, 

I taste it as I squish sandbetween my toes.

I hear the waves crashand seagulls squack.

They circle and searchfor a snack.

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