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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
Imagery
Explanation and Analysis—Nikolai’s Vision:
In the midst of Ivan’s long monologue about his brother Nikolai’s longing for wealth, Ivan uses imagery, as seen in the following passage:
“My brother Nikolai, sitting in his office, dreamed of how he would eat his own shchi, the savory smell of which would fill the whole yard, eat on the green grass, sleep in the sun, spend whole hours sitting outside the gate on a bench, gazing at the fields and woods […] [I]n his head he pictured garden paths, flowers, fruit, birdhouses, carp in the pond—you know, all that stuff.”
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Explanation and Analysis—Dry and Warm:
After Ivan, Alekhin, and Burkin swim and bathe at Alekhin’s estate (after a long day outdoors), they go inside and get comfortable. Chekhov captures this scene using imagery, as seen in the following passage:
Unlock with LitCharts A+They went back to the house. And only when the lamp was lit in the big drawing room upstairs, and Burkin and Ivan Ivanych, in silk dressing gowns and warm slippers, were sitting in armchairs, and Alekhin himself, washed, combed, in a new frock coat, was pacing about the drawing room, obviously enjoying the feeling of warmth, cleanness, dry clothes, light shoes.
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