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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 Notes from Underground
Part 2, Chapter 3
Explanation and Analysis—The Narrator's Appearance:
In Part 2, Chapter 3, the narrator describes, in great detail, his outfit to attend Zverkov's dinner, using visual and tactile imagery to show his appearance:
I polished my boots once again with my own hands. Apollon wouldn’t polish them twice in one day for anything in the world; he considered it indecent. So I polished them myself, after stealing the brushes from the hallway so that he wouldn’t notice and then despise me for it afterward. Next I carefully examined my clothes and found that everything was old, shabby, and worn out. I’d become too slovenly. My uniform was in better shape, but I couldn’t go to dinner in a uniform. Worst of all, there was an enormous yellow stain on the knee of my trousers. I had an inkling that the spot alone would rob me of nine-tenths of my dignity. I also knew that it was unseemly for me to think that.
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