Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Tanauan City
Tanauan Institute Inc.

S.Y. 2021 – 2022

I. Objectives

1. Students will be able to identify the (5) five sensory imagery.

2. Learners will be able to figure out the sensory imagery used in a literary piece.
3. Students will appreciate the importance of sensory imagery in literature.
4. Learners will be capable to craft their own literary piece using sensory imagery.

II. Learning Content

Lesson: Sensory Imagery

Materials: PPT Presentation

Subject Integration: English

Values Stressed: The essence of using sensory imagery in literature.

References:

III. Procedure

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. Daily Routine

1. Opening Prayer
(lead by the teacher)

“May I request everyone to stand?” (Everyone will stand up)

 2. Greetings

“Good morning class! I’m Ms. Johanna “Good morning, ma’am!”

Lubaton but you can call me Ma’am
Hannah.”

3. Classroom Management

“Class, before you sit down kindly arrange (The students will follow the teacher’s
your chair properly and pick up all those instructions)
trashes that are visible on the floor.”

4. Checking attendance

“Ms. Secretary may I know who are the

absentees for today?” (The secretary will stand and tell who are the
absentees)
“Okay, thank you!”

5. Short Conversation

“So who among you are fond of reading

books?” (The students who are fond of reading will
raise their hands)
“It’s good to know that a lot of you here are
fond of reading.” “Of course ma’am! Reading is fun!”

“Indeed! Reading doesn’t just give us

knowledge, but it also widens our “Yes Ma’am”
imagination, which brings us to another
dimension.”

“All right, now let’s appreciate reading

more!

B. Motivation

“So I have here a set of pictures, I want you

to identify what these are.”

“Anyone?”
(The teacher will pick a student that will
answer the question.) (Students will raise their hands)
 “These pictures represent the five human
senses which are the VISON, SMELL,
1. TASTE, HEARING, and TOUCH.”

2.

3.

4.

5.
“Very good! Yes we use our eyes for sight
or vision; we use our nose for smelling or
olfaction, our ears for hearing or audition,
our tongue for taste or gustation, and our
hands or skin for touch or tactiction.”

“Now for a little trivia, do you know that “No Ma’am.”

writers want their readers engage to their
literary pieces through the use of words that
create images?”

“Like for instance, what sense the author is

appealing to in this sentence:

1. She's happy indeed, as her blue eyes “Sense of sight, ma’am.”

are dancing with delight and relief.

“All right! Now, what sense the author is

appealing to in this sentence:

2. The sweet aroma of these chocolates, “Sense of smell, ma’am.”

made me crave for a chocolate cake.

“Very good! Next, what sense the author is

appealing to in this sentence:

3. The cinema was filled with loud “Sense of hearing, ma’am.”

scream of the horrified moviegoers.

“Very good! Next, what sense the author is

appealing to in this sentence:

4. The spicy taste of the Wasabi “Sense of taste, ma’am.”

scattered on my tongue like a
wildfire.

“Impressive! Now for the last one, what

sense the author is appealing to in this
sentence:

5. The gentle touch of her mom “Sense of touch, ma’am.”

warmed her heart.
“All right, very good! Now that you have
recalled the different human senses, it’s time
for deeper understanding about Sensory
Imagery, let’s now proceed to the
discussion.

C. Discussion

“That activity is the introduction of our topic

for today’s discussion. For today, we will
talk about Sensory Imagery and the Five
Types of Sensory Imagery.”

“Now, first let’s, discuss what a Sensory

Imagery is. Sensory Imagery involves the
use of descriptive language to create mental
images.”

“Sensory Imagery involves the use of

descriptive language to create mental
images. In literary terms, sensory imagery is
a type of imagery; the difference is that
sensory imagery works by engaging a
reader’s five senses. Any description of
sensory experience in writing can be
considered sensory imagery. It is a
descriptive text that uses the five senses,
which are sense of sight, sense of hearing,
sense of taste, sense of smell and sense of
touch.”

“Now that we know what sensory imagery

is, let’s talk about its types.”

“First, we have Visual Imagery.”

“Visual imagery engages the sense of sight.

This is what you can see, and includes visual
descriptions. Physical attributes including
color, size, shape, lightness and darkness,
shadows, and shade are all part of visual
imagery. Visual Imagery is the most
commonly used type of sensory imagery. It
is very important that we use our sense of
sight in writing, it actually creates a visual
representation in the minds of the readers.”
“Now, let’s analyze a poem that uses visual
imagery.”

Excerpt from the poem, “Summer Night by

Alfred Tennyson”

“And like a ghost, she glimmers on to me.

Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars,
And all thy heart lies open unto me.
Now slides the silent meteor on , and leaves
A shining furrow, as thy thoughts in me.
Now folds the lily all her sweetness up,
And slips into the bosom of the lake
So fold thyself, my dearest, thou, and slip
Into my bosom and be lost in me. ”

“What do you think are the lines or words (students answer may vary)
that show visual imagery?”

“Thank you for your answers. The words

‘shining’, ‘sweetness’, ‘slips’ and ‘glimmer’
appeal to our visual senses as he creates a
beautiful picture of the night. The shooting
stars or meteor and its shiny tail is a very
sparkling image which he used for young
man an woman. The beautiful atmosphere of
twilight and gathering darkness filled with
stars.”

“Is that understood?” “Yes ma’am!”

“Next we have Gustatory Imagery.”

“Gustatory imagery engages the sense of

taste. This is what you can taste, and
includes flavors. This can include the five
basic tastes—sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and
umami—as well as the textures and
sensations tied to the act of eating. This type
of imagery mainly talks about flavors. It
appeals to our sense of taste to the point that
you can almost taste what they’re talking
about.”

“Let me give you an example... Can (one student will volunteer)

someone from the class volunteer to read the
example given?”

“A poem entitled ‘This is just to Say’ by

William Carlos Williams”

“I have eaten
The plums
That were in
The ice box

And which
You were probably
Saving
For breakfast

Forgive me
They were delicious
So sweet
And so cold.”

“Okay, thank you. So, in this poem you can

actually see that the plums, as described is
delicious and sweet, and that is one way of
using gustatory imagery in writing.”

“Did you understand what gustatory “Yes ma’am!”

imagery is?”

“Next, we have Tactile Images.”

“Do you have any idea about tactile
imagery? Or in what sense does tactile (students answer may vary)
imagery relates to?”

“Tactile imagery engages the sense of touch.

This is what you can feel. This includes
textures and the many sensations a human
being experiences when touching
something. Differences in temperature is
also a part of tactile imagery.”

Excerpt from “Porphyria’s Lover” by

Robert Browning

“When glided in Porphyria; straight

She shut the cold out and the storm
And kneeled and made the cheerless grate
Blaze up, and all the cottage warm.”

“In here, the author used tactile imagery of

the chill of the storm, the sensation when a
door is closed to it, and the fire’s blaze from
a furnace gate to best describe the warmth of
the cottage.”

“Next we have Auditory Imagery.”

“Auditory imagery engages the sense of

hearing. This is the way things sound. In
here, you can use figurative language like
onomatopoeia or alliteration that can help
create sounds in writing.”

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I

pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of
forgotten lore –
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly
there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping at my
chamber door
“Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “Tapping at
my chamber door –
Only this and nothing more.”

“Now I’ll ask you, in this poem what do you “Ma’am the words are... ‘came tapping’,
think are the words or lines that show ‘gently rapping’, and ‘I muttered’.
auditory imagery?”

“Very good! In this poem, “came tapping,

“gently rapping”, “I muttered” are the words
that can help the reader to develop an ability
of creating imagery using auditory senses.
This imagery helps the readers construct the
dark and gloomy atmosphere when the raven
comes to tap on the door.”

“Lastly, we have Olfactory Imagery.”

“Olfactory imagery engages the sense of

smell. According to studies, scent is the
most direct triggers of memory and
emotions. Using olfactory images can be
difficult because taste and smell are closely
linked, so sometimes there are words that
are used to describe both, like the word,
sweet.”

Prelude by T.S Elliot

The winter evening settles down

With smells of steaks in passageways
Six o’ clock
The burnt out ends of smoky days
The morning comes to consciousness
Of faint stale smells of beer.

“In this poem what do you think are the “Ma’am I think... ‘The smells of steak in
lines that show olfactory imagery?” passageways’, and ‘faint stale smells of
beer.’”
“Yes, correct!”

“And that is our lesson for today, and that is “Visual Imagery, Gustatory Imagery, Tactile
the end of our discussion again, what are the Imagery, Auditory Imagery and Olfactory
five types of sensory imagery?” Imagery"

D. Activity

“Now that you already know imagery and its

types, let’s see if you really understand the
lesson through this collaborative activity.”

“I'll be dividing the class into 3 groups and

each group will have a provided short poem.
What you're going to do is identify the
sensory imagery words/phrases used and
present the analysis of the assigned
literature.”

“For the Group 1 your poem is "The Yellow

Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman,”

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins

“The color is repellant, almost revolting;

a smouldering, unclean yellow, strangely
faded by the slow-turning sunlight.
It is a dull yet lurid orange in some places,
a sickly sulphur tint in others.

“Group 2 "Rain on a Grave" by Thomas

Hardy, and for the last group,

Rain on a Grave by Thomas Hardy

"Clouds spout upon her

Their waters amain

In ruthless disdain, –
Her who but lately
Had shivered with pain
As at touch of dishonour
If there had lit on her
So coldly, so straightly
Such arrows of rain"

Group 3 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by

William Wordsworth

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William

Wordsworth

"That floats on high o’er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."

“Here's the rubric for your presentation.”

Delivery - 20%
Identify the Imagery - 30%
Qualify of Analysis - 30%
Preparedness - 20%

With a total of 100%

“You have 15 minutes to prepare and after

that you’re going to present it in front of the
class.”
 IV. Application

“Okay! Time's up! Let's start the

presentation. Group 1 please proceed.” (The Group 1 will present their work)

[Wow! That's a sharp analysis though! And

you point it out correctly the sensory
images.]

“Your turn Group 2.” (The Group 2 will present their work)

[Alright! That's a very emotional one. And

just like the first presenter you also
identified exactly the sensory images.]

“And for the last group, Group 3.” (The Group 3 will present their work)

[Very good! Superb! Thank you, group 3!]

Alright! All of you did an excellent job! It “Sensory imagery involves the use of
seems like you really absorbed our lesson. descriptive language to create mental images.”
So what is sensory imagery again?

“Okay! Correct!”

“How about the different types?” “Visual (sight), Olfactory (smell), Tactile
(touch), Auditory (hearing), and Gustatory
(taste)”

“And why do you think it is important to “Knowing what imagery is and its function in
know about imagery?” literature would help us analyze and interpret
literary works.”

“That's a good point! Imagery can make

something abstract, like an emotion or
theory, seem more concrete and tangible to
the reader. By using imagery, writers can
evoke the feeling they want to talk about in
their readers and by making their readers
feel, writers can also help readers connect to
the messages in their work.”

“Having heard your classmate's answer, how “I think imagery is one of the most important
would imagery affect your emotion when literary devices because without it, no emotion
reading a literary work?” will be evoked to the readers as they won’t be
 able to imagine or visualize the scenes.”

“Very good! Thank you for your convincing “Ma’am?”

answer!”

“Yes?” “Authors use imagery to create emotion.

Imagery in writing serves to deepen the
reader's understanding of what's going on and
how to feel about it.”

“Precisely! Imagery generates a vibrant and

graphic presentation of a scene that appeals
to as many of the reader's senses as possible.
It aids the reader's imagination to envision
the characters and scenes in the literary
piece clearly.”
“Ma’am?”

“Yes? You’re raising your hand.” “Describing how something tastes, smells,
sounds, or feels—not just how it looks—
makes a passage or scene come alive. Using a
combination of imagery and sensory imagery
arms the reader with as much information as
possible and helps them create a more vivid
mental picture of what is happening.”

“Excellent!”

“Writers utilize imagery as a means of

communicating their thoughts and
perceptions on a deeper and more
memorable level with readers. Imagery
helps a reader formulate a visual picture and
sensory impression of what the writer is
describing as well as the emotions attached
to the description.”

“In addition, imagery is a means of

showcasing a writer’s mastery of artistic and
figurative language, which also enhances the
meaning and enjoyment of a literary work
for a reader.”
“It seems that you really understood our
topic. Great job, class!”

V. Evaluation

“All right now, for your quiz, write TRUE if

the statement is true and FALSE if not.”

1. Visual imagery engages the sense of

sight.
2. Few writings contain some level of
imagery.
3. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte
Perkins Gilman (1892) is an example of
sensory memory.
4. Tactile imagery engages the sense of
taste.
5. Sensory imagery involves the use of
descriptive language to create mental
images.
6. Summer Night by Alfred Tennyson is an
example of a poem with visual imagery.
7. Auditory imagery engages the sense of
touch.
8. Gustatory imagery engages the sense of
hearing.
9. The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) is
an example of sensory imagery in literature.
10. There are 10 different types of sensory
imagery.

KEY TO CORRECTION

1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
6. FALSE
7. FALSE
8. FALSE
9. TRUE
10. FALSE
“Are you all done? Who got 10? Pass your (The students will pass their papers according
papers. Who got 9? 8? 7? 6? 5? 4? 3? 2? 1? to their scores.)
0?”

VII. Assignment

“Okay very good! Now for your assignment,

create a free verse poem that is composed of
the five different types of imagery.”

“Do you have any questions?” “None, Ma’am.”

“All right, class dismissed. See you

tomorrow class!”