Imagine you are at a haunted house. What do you hear around you?
Answer must describe the sounds that contribute to the scene
Name three 'sight' adjectives
Picture yourself in an old library. What do you see around you?
Answer must describe visual elements that contribute to the scene.
I tried to cut the smooth skin of the apple, and I ended up cutting my finger; it burned and stung as the thick, red blood splattered everywhere.
Touch and sight
Rough sand paper
Touch
Imagine you are in a flower garden in spring. What do you smell?
Answer must describe the smells that contribute to the scene.
Imagine you are at a carnival. What do you taste as you try different treats?
Answer must describe the taste that contribute to the scene.
You are in a bakery early in the morning. What do you smell?
Answer must describe the smell that contribute to the scene.
White snow
Sight
Name three taste adjectives.
Silky hair
Touch
That cake was delicious. The sweet, vanilla crumbs hit the spot!
Taste
Which five senses do we use in our writing?
Hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, and tasting
The sweet aroma of sugar seems to call me in the evenings.
Smell
Grass growing.
Sight / Smell
He ran his hand through the lion's silky mane.
Touch
The dark coffee dripped slowly into the clear pot, splashing against the sides.
Sight
A sour lemon made my face pinch.
Taste
Dena burnt supper, and the smokiness lingered into the next day.
Smell
Shining stars
Sight
I woke up in the middle of the night to a tapping on the windows. It was just the trees!
Hearing
A cold ice cream
Taste
Fluffy cat
Touch
Fresh laundry
Smell
Vibrant Fragrant Flowers
Smell and sight
Yellow moon
Sight
Imagine you are on a beach at sunset. What do you feel?
Answer must describe the textures that contribute to the scene.
A baking cake
Smell
Soft blanket
Touch
What should descriptive/sensory writing do for the reader?
create a mental image :)
Picture yourself in a snow-covered village. What do you see?
Answer must describe the visual elements that contribute to the scene.
The roar of emergency sirens awakened the silent roads.
Hearing
You are hiking in the mountains. What do you feel on your skin?
Answer must describe the textures that contribute to the scene
"Books were strung across every available space, and their pages swayed in the summer breeze, which smelled of fresh bread and jam" is an example of ______
Imagery
The crackling fire popped and crunched in the night.
Hearing
The flowery aroma of my sister's perfume filled the room.
Smell
The tart, acidic lemon made me pucker.
Taste
Picture yourself walking through a dense forest at night. What do you smell?
Answer must describe the smell that contribute to the scene.
The savory, garlic crust was heavenly.
Taste
I sat at my desk. The surface was so smooth.
Touch
Name three 'touchy' adjectives.
rough-velvety-silky
It was a sunny morning. The bright rays glistened through the trees.
Sight
That bridge was so dark, and it was hard to tell where I was going. I was surrounded by nothing but eerie shadows.
Sight
Cat meowing
Sound
Toasted bread
Smell
Spicy salsa
Taste
Lavender perfume
Smell
Car horn
Sound
Hot tea
Taste
Phone ringing
Sound
Birds singing.
Sound
Dogs barking.
Sound
Cold ice
Touch
Imagine you are in a crowded city market. What do you hear?
Answer must describe sounds that contribute to the scene.
Blue house
Sight
Delicious pizza
Taste
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