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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 The Epic of Gilgamesh
Part 3: Ishtar and Gilgamesh, and the Death of Enkidu
Explanation and Analysis—Bowls of Butter and Honey:
In Part 3, the statute of Enkidu that Gilgamesh orders erected after Enkidu's death is described using imagery:
The statue was fashioned with a great weight of lapis lazuli for the breast and of gold for the body. A table of hard-wood was set out, and on it a bowl of carnelian filled with honey, and a bowl of lapis lazuli filled with butter. These he exposed and offered to the Sun; and weeping he went away.
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Part 4: The Search for Everlasting Life
Explanation and Analysis—Lapis Lazuli Leaves:
In Part 4, imagery is used to describe the garden of the gods:
Unlock with LitCharts A+There was the garden of the gods; all round him stood bushes bearing gems. Seeing it he went down at once, for there was fruit of carnelian with the vine hanging from it, beautiful to look at; lapis lazuli leaves hung thick with fruit, sweet to see. For thorns and thistles there were haematite and rare stones, agate, and pearls from out of the sea.
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