Soldier’s Home
by Ernest Hemingway

Soldier’s Home: Imagery 1 key example

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—Lying and Nausea:

Hemingway makes use of imagery to describe Krebs's feelings of nausea, which result after he lies about the war to attract attention:

Krebs acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration....