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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
Chapter 8
Explanation and Analysis—Bright Eyes:
In a moment near the start of the novel, Darcy uses imagery to communicate his growing attraction to Elizabeth. This moment comes during a conversation between Darcy and Caroline Bingley, in which they discuss Elizabeth’s decision to walk to Netherfield through mud to check on a sick Jane:
“I am afraid, Mr. Darcy,” observed Miss Bingley in a half whisper, “that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes.”
“Not at all,” he replied; “they were brightened by the exercise.”
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Chapter 43
Explanation and Analysis—Pemberley:
Though Austen focuses more on the inner worlds of her characters—and the social dynamics between the various characters—rather than the environment around them, she intentionally uses imagery to describe Darcy’s home of Pemberley (through Elizabeth’s eyes while visiting):
Unlock with LitCharts A+It was a large, handsome stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills; and in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance. Its banks were neither formal nor falsely adorned.
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Chapter 47
Explanation and Analysis—Lydia’s Reputation:
After finding out that Lydia has run away with Wickham, Mary uses imagery to highlight the ways that, in their particular context, single young women’s reputations are particularly fragile:
Unlock with LitCharts A+“Unhappy as the event must be for Lydia, we may draw from it this useful lesson: that loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful; and that she cannot be too much guarded in her behaviour towards the undeserving of the other sex.”
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