Descriptive Writing Using Sensory Details

Senses Being Used

100

What sensory details are used: "she would also be sure to speak with a calm and assured voice"

-Sound

200

What sensory details are used: "The reflections of earth,sky,and visitors are seen along with inscibed names."

-Sight

300

Which sense are being used in this descriptive writing "hair gathered and smoothed into a neat and stylish twist."

-sight -touch

400

What are the sensory details used: " Diners in Mexico have all types of food such as: spicy fajitas, steak and chicken burritos, salty margaritas;and so much much more."

-smell -taste

500

What sensory details are used: " Above the dark path fireworks fired vibrantly yet loudly."

-sound -sight

Review Questions

100

How many sense are there

5

200

What are the 5 senses?

Sight, Smell, Sound, Taste, and Touch

300

What is Sensory Detail? 

Sensory detail is the five senses which includes sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch. It helps the reader understand what your writing about.  

400

What is sensory detail used for in descriptive writing?

Make a picture in the readers mind

500

What are the five senses in order 

sight, smell, sound,taste,touch

Good or Bad Example

100

Is this a good or bad example and what sense is it using: The sweet smell of sugar seems to call im in the evening

Good and smell

200

Is this a good or bad example and what sense is it using: I ate a hamburger 

bad and taste 

300

Is this a good or bad example and what sense is it using:The leaf fell off the tree

bad and sight 

400

Is this a good or bad example and what sense is it using:Grandmother Workman lurched over and grabbed the pale skin of Randal’s thin forearm with her leathery hand

good and sight

500

Is this a good or bad example and what sense is it using: I tip-toe into the kicthen, past the judgemental eyse of the photos hanging on the wall.

good and feel