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Definition of Imagery
Imagery, in any sort of writing, refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses. For instance, the following lines from Robert Frost's poem "After Apple-Picking" contain imagery that engages... read full definition
Imagery, in any sort of writing, refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses. For instance, the following lines from Robert Frost's poem "After... read full definition
Imagery, in any sort of writing, refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses. For instance, the following lines... read full definition
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Explanation and Analysis—Herculean Wilhelm:
When the King of Bohemia enters Holmes's apartment in the story's first part, Watson describes his appearance in detail. Combining rich visual imagery with allusion, Doyle develops the character as an imposing, yet also ostentatious and naive, member of the uppermost elite:
A man entered who could hardly have been less than six feet six inches in height, with the chest and limbs of a Hercules.
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Explanation and Analysis—Hot Upon the Scent:
As Watson gazes up at Holmes's room at Baker Street, he can immediately tell from his friend's body language that he is in the middle of solving a mystery. Through visual imagery and an idiom, Watson explains how he knows that Holmes is "at work again."
Unlock with LitCharts A+He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him. To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story. He was at work again. He had risen out of his drug-created dreams and was hot upon the scent of some new problem.
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