Class, I was really pleased with our first workshop session. It seems that nearly everyone had a poem to post and everyone appeared to be offering their fellow classmates advice. Keep up the good work!
As poets it is important for us to have an extensive vocabulary. Today I would like to offer you a list of sensory oriented words. Please feel free to use these words during your revision and creation of poems.
Touch Words
breezy downy gritty sharp sweaty
bumpy dry hard silky tender
chilly dusty loose slick tepid
cold elastic lukewarm slimy tight
cool filthy melted slippery uneven
cuddly fluffy plastic slushy warm
damp frosty rough smooth waxen
dank gooey searing sodden wet
dirty greasy shaggy stinging wooden
Sound Words
bang echoing lapping purring sloshing
bark faint melodious quietly snapping
boom groan moan raspy snarl
buzz gurgling muffled reverberate squeak
coo harsh mumble rumble thud
crackling haw murmur rustle thundering
crunching hiss mutter scream tinkly
cry hoarse noisy shriek wail
deafening howl pealing shrill whimper
Smell Words
acrid medicinal sour
antiseptic musty spicy
bitter pungent stale
burning putrid stinky
choking rancid strong
clean rich sweet
delicious rotten
fragrant salty
fresh smoky
Taste Words
acidic mild sticky
bitter nutty strong
cool peppery sweet
creamy ripe tangy
delicious salty tart
gooey savory tasteless
hot sour
juicy spicy
Movement Words
advance dodge leap scamper sprinkle
billow drift limp shake squirm
bob fidget lumber shove sway
bounce flounder lurch shower swell
bound float move shuffle swivel
burrow flutter plummet skid thrash
creep glide prance slide topple
dance hover rebound slither tremble
descend jump rock soar waddle
Your assignment is to use these descriptive words and write a poem for EACH category of words. These poems can be only a few lines long or incomplete upon submission. You do however need to have at least a total of 20 lines written.
Good Luck.
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