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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
9. The Pool of Thanatos
Explanation and Analysis—Expansive Imagery:
Kerans's sublime sense of connection with the greater universe is a motif in the novel, particularly in moments when he is near death. Ballard uses imagery to emphasize death as a kind of return or reincorporation with the natural world. For example, in Chapter 14, Kerans feels as though the sun is flaring eternally outward from within his morphine-induced dreams:
Just before dawn, when the pain became unbearable, he took one of the morphine tablets and fell off into a loud, booming sleep, in which the great sun expanded until it filled the entire universe, the stars themselves jolted by each of its beats.
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14. Grand Slam
Explanation and Analysis—Expansive Imagery:
Kerans's sublime sense of connection with the greater universe is a motif in the novel, particularly in moments when he is near death. Ballard uses imagery to emphasize death as a kind of return or reincorporation with the natural world. For example, in Chapter 14, Kerans feels as though the sun is flaring eternally outward from within his morphine-induced dreams:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Just before dawn, when the pain became unbearable, he took one of the morphine tablets and fell off into a loud, booming sleep, in which the great sun expanded until it filled the entire universe, the stars themselves jolted by each of its beats.
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