“The Pie”: Sensory Detail



“The Pie”: Sensory Detail

Who’s more sensitive than Oprah? She can be made to cry at the drop of a hat. Sensory details are very important to literary and personal writing. In groups fill in the form with the sensory details the writer lets you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.

In the piece, the writer let me see ________________________________________________

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In the piece, the writer let me hear _______________________________________________

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In the piece, the writer let me smell ______________________________________________

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In the piece, the writer let me taste ______________________________________________

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In the piece, the writer let me touch ______________________________________________

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Now identify examples (5) of where where you notice the author using figurative language (ie: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, repetition etc) to create sensory detail.

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