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Sensory Experience in Creative Writing, Schemes and Mind Maps of English Language

An overview of the use of sensory details in creative writing. It explains the importance of engaging the five senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste) to create vivid imagery and immerse the reader in the narrative. The different types of sensory details, including words related to sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste, as well as the concept of umami as the fifth taste. It also defines the term 'imagery' and provides examples of how to incorporate visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, and gustatory imagery in writing. This information can be valuable for students, writers, and anyone interested in enhancing their creative writing skills through the effective use of sensory details.

Typology: Schemes and Mind Maps

2022/2023

Uploaded on 09/13/2022

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creative writing

Sensory

Experience

Prepared by: Kim Harold Viste

Sensory Details

  • include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.
  • Writers employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest.

Sensory Details

  • Words related to sight indicate colors, shape, or appearance.
  • For instance: gloomy, dazzling, bright, foggy, gigantic.

Sensory Details

  • Words related to touch describe textures.
  • You can use them to describe feelings and abstract concepts, too: gritty, slimy, fluffy, sticky.

Sensory Details

  • Words related to hearing describe sounds.
  • For instance: crashing, thumping, tingling, squeaky.

Sensory Details

  • Words related to the sense of smell describe odor.
  • For instance: fragrant, unpleasant, horrible

Sensory Details

  • The sensation of taste includes five established basic tastes: sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, and umami.

W hat is Umami?

  • Umami is a savory taste, often known as the fifth taste. It is a subtle taste and blends well with other tastes.
  • Umami has its own distinct savory taste, often associated with ripe tomatoes and cheese.

creative writing

Imagery

W hat is Imagery?

  • Imagery is the use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader’s mind.

T he Five Senses

Sight—visual imagery Hearing—auditory imagery Touch—tactile imagery Smell—olfactory imagery Taste—gustatory imagery

V isual Imagery Example

  • It was dark and dim in the forest.

Auditory Imagery Example

  • The children were screaming and shouting

in the fields.

Olfactory Imagery Example

  • He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.

Tactile Imagery Example

  • The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric.

Gustatory Imagery Example

  • The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and

sweet.