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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
Key Examples in Fight Club
Chapter 15
Explanation and Analysis—The Union President:
Fight Club uses vivid, visceral imagery in many of its fight scenes, but particularly in the altercation between Tyler and the president of the projector operator’s union:
After the union president had slugged Tyler to the floor, after mister president saw Tyler wasn’t fighting back, his honor with his big Cadillac body bigger and stronger than he would ever really need, his honor hauled his wingtip back and kicked Tyler in the ribs and Tyler laughed. His honor shot the wingtip into Tyler’s kidneys after Tyler curled into a ball, but Tyler was still laughing.
"Get it out,” Tyler said. "Trust me. You’ll feel a lot better. You’ll feel great.”
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Chapter 18
Explanation and Analysis—The Birthday Cake:
Just after the Narrator’s terrifying joyride with members of Project Mayhem, the striking image of a splattered birthday cake reflects his brush with mortality:
Unlock with LitCharts A+My hands and face are sticky with something.
Blood?
Buttercream frosting.
The mechanic looks down. "Happy Birthday.”
[…]
Where’s the cake?
The mechanic says, "On the floor.”
Just the night air and the smell of smoke is heavier.
Did I get my wish?
Up above me, outlined against the stars in the window, the face smiles. "Those birthday candles,” he says, "they’re the kind that never go out.”
In the starlight, my eyes adjust enough to see smoke braiding up from little fires all around us in the carpet.
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