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HUMS04 Unit I Lesson 2 - Lecture

This lesson teaches about using sensory details in writing to create engaging stories. Sensory details appeal to the five senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. When used effectively, sensory details bring a story to life by allowing readers to experience what a narrator sees, hears, feels, smells, and tastes. Examples are given of how sensory details can enhance descriptions and help readers feel personally connected to the story. Different types of sensory details are defined for each of the five senses.

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HUMS04 Unit I Lesson 2 - Lecture

This lesson teaches about using sensory details in writing to create engaging stories. Sensory details appeal to the five senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. When used effectively, sensory details bring a story to life by allowing readers to experience what a narrator sees, hears, feels, smells, and tastes. Examples are given of how sensory details can enhance descriptions and help readers feel personally connected to the story. Different types of sensory details are defined for each of the five senses.

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Lesson 2: Sensory Experience

This lesson will prepare you to create a gripping and memorable story by engaging
the senses.

Read the passage describing a trip to the grocery store:

Passage 1
I went to the store and bought some flowers. Then, I headed to
the meat department. Later, I realized I forgot to buy bread.

Does the passage pull you in? Probably not because there is nothing much to bring
you into the writer’s world. No, read the next passage.

Passage 2
Upon entering the grocery store, I headed directly for the
flower department, where I spotted yellow tulips. As I tenderly rested
the tulips in my rusty shopping cart, I caught a whiff of minty dried
eucalyptus, so I added the fragrant forest green bouquet of
eucalyptus to my cart. While heading for the meat department, I
smelled the stench of seafood, which made my appetite disappear.

See how the extra details made the scene come to life? The extra details are called
sensory details.

Sensory details in writing include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Writers
employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest. If you want your writing to jump off the
page, then bring your reader into the world you are creating. When describing a past event,
try and remember what you saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted, then incorporate that
into your writing.

Sensory details are used in any great story, literary or not. Think about your favorite
movie or video game. What types of sounds and images are used? What do your favorite
characters taste, smell, and touch? Without sensory details, stories would fail to come to life.

When sensory details are used, your readers can personally experience whatever
you're trying to describe, reminding them of their own experiences, giving your writing a
universal feel. A universal quality is conveyed when the writer is able to personally connect
with the readers.

Another note about sensory details is that there is no one sense that is more
important than another. It all depends on the scene you're trying to create.
Types of Sensory Details
The following are the five different types of sensory details:

Visual Related to seeing or to the eyes


Related to or experienced through hearing auditory
Auditory
stimuli
Related to the sense of touch, temperature, movement,
Kinesthetic
and feelings
Olfactory Related to or connected with the sense of smell

Gustatory Associated with eating or the sense of taste

Writing with the senses is an important part of writing well. Adjectives bring writing to
life and pull the reader into the text and help activate his or her imagination.

Sensory details help the reader feel like he or she is there and create a more intimate
connection to the narrator or writer and a greater understanding of the text. Adjectives set
mood and tone in the text and help establish a strong voice.

Here are some examples of words specific to five sensory details:

Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Olfactory Gustatory

bright silent warm pungent sweet

sharp noisy sharp fragrant salty

clear loud cold sweet sour

light inaudible rugged dank bitter

dark talkative fuzzy aromatic fresh

blue thundering hard musty juicy

red piercing smooth rotten bland

beautiful melodic bumpy scented burnt

ugly muffled silky stale zesty

dotted tacit slimy fresh fishy

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