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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
Book 1, Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis—The Sea:
In the months after meeting Koh Hansu, Sunja arrives each week by the sea to the sight of him and a stunning shoreline. As she brings her laundry to the cove behind the boardinghouse in Book 1, Chapter 5, the narrator captures the view in a brief, powerful moment of imagery:
He was waiting for her by the black rocks, reading a newspaper. The sea was bluer than she had remembered, and the long, thin clouds seemed paler—everything seemed more vibrant with him here.
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