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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 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book 9, Chapter 1
Explanation and Analysis—Banks of the Seine:
Imagery haunts Claude Frollo even as he escapes the city’s grip in Book 9, Chapter 1. The archdeacon pauses along the banks of his lake, where the view of a calm shoreline offers a sight for sore eyes:
The left bank of the Seine, on which his gaze was fixed, projected its dark mass between these two whitenesses and tapered away into the distance like a black arrow, until it was lost in the mists of the horizon. It was covered in houses, of which only the dark silhouettes could be seen, standing sharply out in black against the light background of the sky and the water.
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