In a narrative, you would not use a sensory word like "hopeful" because it does not describe a physical sensation that can be sensed by one of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell). Sensory words are words that describe a physical sensation, so "hopeful" is not a sensory word. Instead, you could use words like "loud," "smelly," or "beautiful" to describe a physical sensation in a narrative.