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    10713723, 6:19 PM ‘Sensory Detals in Wrting: Dfiriton & Examples - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com ®Study.com Sensory Details in Writing: Definition & Examples Contributors: Whitney Tomezyk, Amy Anderson, Ginna Wilkerson What are sensory details? Learn the meaning of sensory details in writing and see examples. Use sensory words for touch, sight, sound, taste, and smell. Table of Contents > What are Sensory Details? > Sensory Details Examples > Using Sensory Words > Lesson Summary What are Sensory Details? Sensory details are details that make a person's writing come alive in the mind of a reader. They enable the author to show rather than tell the reader what is happening. These details also give voice to the narrator or the speaker who is telling the story. This means that an author uses sensory details to immerse the reader into the world of the story. This matters because readers make much better connections to stories when they feel like they are part of the story themselves. The basic definition of sensory details is descriptions within writing that provide explanations that utilize the five senses. Sensory Details Examples There are innumerable examples of sensory details throughout literature and poetry, and also in film, TV, and even video games. Authors seek to engage their readers by using sensory words that refer to touch, sight, sound, taste, and smell so that the reader has a complete mental image of what is happening in the story or poem. Touch Sensory words that describe the sensation of touch help the reader to understand exactly what the character is feeling. There are many ways to achieve this within one's writing, but the words below are some examples of sentences that use sensory words used for touch hip tstuy.comiacademy/esson/sensory-detat-n-miing-

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