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Sensory Language and Writing: Exploring Descriptive Techniques

This lesson focuses on the use of sensory language in writing. Students will practice sensory observation, analyze literary terms, and read and annotate a text with imagery and sensory language. They will also explore techniques for making descriptive language more vivid, such as onomatopoeia, metaphors, similes, and hyperbole.

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Sensory Language and Writing: Exploring Descriptive Techniques

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  1. Good afternoon! Please have out all your Lit stuff 

  2. How does sensory language contribute to a piece of writing? • Today you will: • practice sensory observation • Take notes on literary terms • Read and analyze • HW: Finish “Adventures of Mega-Chicken” with annotations

  3. imagery and sensory language Please write these terms in your notebook. • Imagery = language that evokes the five senses. • Sensory language = words used to create imagery.

  4. this is your brain on imagery Sensory language can actually stimulate the parts of your brain associated with the senses. That’s why many of us can “see” what’s happening when we read a story, or why we might be grossed out by a description of a terrible smell.

  5. the language of the senses • sight = visual • hearing = auditory or aural • touch = tactile (motion and thermal/temperature imagery also fits with touch) • taste = gustatory • smell = olfactory Add to your notes

  6. the language of the senses • sight = visual • hearing = auditory or aural • touch = tactile (motion and thermal/temperature imagery also fits with touch) • taste = gustatory • smell = olfactory Let’s try it! Think of a place…

  7. First, close your eyes • Remember any smells? • Any sounds? • Describe…

  8. Next, think only of what you see… • When you remember this place…

  9. Close your eyes and ears… • What do you feel? • Write

  10. other useful techniques for making descriptive language more vivid • onomatopoeia • metaphors • similes • hyperbole

  11. other useful techniques for making descriptive language more vivid • onomatopoeia: words that are meant to sound like the things they describe— “splash,” “meow” Add to your notes

  12. other useful techniques for making descriptive language more vivid • metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word/phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable—“She was swimming in money from her new job”; “The snow is a thick, white blanket.” Add to your notes

  13. other useful techniques for making descriptive language more vivid • simile: a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”—“My throat is as dry as the Sahara”; “My cat’s eyes are like green marbles.” Add to your notes

  14. other useful techniques for making descriptive language more vivid • hyperbole: extreme exaggeration— “This bag weighs a ton”*; “That is the worst thing I ever tasted!” • This is also a cliché. Try to avoid those! • Definition of cliché: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. Add to your notes

  15. Let’s read the “Adventures of Mega-chicken! Annotate for Sensory Details and literary devices Underline and Identify in writing

  16. And now the fun part! • I have prepared a number of sensory stimuli. • You will rotate through the stations, experiencing different senses and trying to describe, in writing, what you experience.

  17. ground rules… • DO NOT eat anything you’re allergic to or that it isn’t OK for you to eat for any reason! • If you have migraines or allergies that are triggered by smells, skip the “smell” samples. • You are invited to experience the sensory stimuli I’ve prepared—but NOT REQUIRED to experience every single one.

  18. ground rules… • If you do choose to sample the “taste” stimuli, don’t take more than your share. • Try to experience multiple senses.

  19. ground rules… • Close your eyes for the non-sight stimuli (this will help you focus). • Pay attention! Slow down! Pause and focus your full attention on your senses. • Write as you go so you don’t forget.

  20. ground rules… • Have fun!

  21. homework • Write a lively, vivid descriptive paragraph about a place, real or imagined…have fun! (Details on assignment sheet)

  22. Tone? • A way of communicating information (in writing, images, or sound) that conveys an attitude. • Authors convey tone through a combination of word-choice, imagery, perspective, style, and subject matter. By adopting a specific tone, authors can help readers accurately interpret meaning in a text.

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