The document discusses sensory imagery, outlining the six senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, and motion. It explains concepts such as imagery and mental pictures that authors create through language. Additionally, it includes exercises and quizzes to identify predominant sensory images in various examples.

1. SENSORY
IMAGES

2. Taste Touch Sight Sound Smell
The
tang
of a
cold
glass
lemo
nade.
A cold
breeze
A
bright
sun
The
chirp
of
birds
Freshly
mowed
grass

3. 6 SENSORY IMAGES

4. 6 SENSORY IMAGES
1. Sight- visual
- appeals to the sense of seeing
2. Sound- auditory
- appeals to the sense of hearing

5. 6 SENSORY IMAGES
3. Smell- olfactory
- which appeals to the sense of
smelling
4. Touch- tactile
- which appeals to the sense of feeling

6. 6 SENSORY IMAGES
5. Taste- gustatory
- which appeals to the sense
of taste
6. Motion
- which appeals to the sense
of seeing except that the
line contains another
dimension- movement

7. Image
- mental picture created
in the mind of the reader
as he/she assimilates the
language of the author

8. 
Imagery
- method of writing by
which the author uses
ordinary words to create
an image

9. EXERCISES
Write the predominant sensory image found
in each of the following.
1. flickering fireflies
2. the squeak of spinning wheels
3. chocolate, ice cream, and apple pie
4. the piercing rays of the noon day sun
5. a host of golden daffodils
6. splashing silver seas
7. the baby’s breath was warm on my face
8. apple blossoms filled the air

10. 9. the lambent tolling of the bells
10. gentle swaying of the bamboo
11. full blast of moonlight
12. candlelight flickering
13. smoke which stung her eyes
14. the birds chirping
15. rain pouring down from the tin roof

11. QUIZ NO. 1
Write the predominant sensory image found in
each of the following.
1. a grain of sand in the eye
2. smoke curling up lazily from the chimney
3. green mangoes with bagoong
4. a tree in bloom so near my room
5. slow crunch of footsteps on dry soil
6. broiled chicken, roasts a-roasting
7. the murmuring of the bees, the waves
lapping the shore

12. 8. scorching rays of the noon day sun
9. ants crawling down the anthill
10. the tang of salt spray from the sea
11. pebbles cold and sharp under my feet
12. sparkling icicles and flaming torches of
leaves
13. acrid fumes of burning wax
14. the hurrying tide
15. silky and velvety as a baby’s skin