imagery
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈɪmædʒəri/
- Literature
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imagen (literaria)
- In the novel, the striking imagery of the stormy landscape paints a dramatic scene for the characters.
- visual imagery
- rich imagery
- use imagery
So there's tons of terrific literary imagery surrounding black.
- So there's tons of terrific literary imagery surrounding black.
- A lot of plays points to the visual imagery in his songs.
- What prevailing libertarian metaphor or imagery most turns off the ideal audience?
- It was just this outpouring of the most vile language and imagery.
- I would say a young adult horror novel that had great imagery.
- And they can be reclusive and isolated from reality and get obsessed with dark imagery and so on.
Examples
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Her poem is filled with beautiful imagery that evokes the sights and sounds of summer.
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I just remember the imagery in this was fantastic.
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The imagery is so powerful!
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I thought it was nice imagery.
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The imagery I remember best was what winters were like in Russia.
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Some of the words I didn't understand, but I found the imagery quite effective.
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As one might expect, the imagery of the frontispiece of her personal manuscript reflects this.
Academic text (2008) -
So there's tons of terrific literary imagery surrounding black.
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And the play is drenched in great torrents of spoken imagery, of gods.
Academic text (2017) -
The author's use of vivid imagery made the story come alive for the readers.
Synonyms
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4.4
A description using words that shows what something is like
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4.2
A clear description that makes you imagine a scene
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4.0
Words that make a clear strong picture in your mind
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4.2
An explanation of something using words rather than pictures
A clear, colorful description in words that makes you imagine the scene
Compounds
How Vivid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Imagery comes from the Latin imago, meaning 'picture', and shares its root with image and imagine. That's why in writing imagery means language that creates 'pictures' in the reader's mind.