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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
Imagery
Explanation and Analysis—Leonard’s Walk:
Near the beginning of the story, while capturing the sights and sounds that Mead notices on his evening stroll through his neighborhood, Bradbury uses imagery, as seen in the following passage:
He listened to the faint push of his soft shoes through autumn leaves with satisfaction, and whistled a cold quiet whistle between his teeth, occasionally picking up a leaf as he passed, examining its skeletal pattern in the infrequent lamplights as he went on, smelling its rusty smell.
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Explanation and Analysis—The Police Car:
Near the end of the story, an automated police car stops Mead on the street and chastises him for walking in his own neighborhood at night, ultimately forcing Mead to get inside so the car can take him to a psychiatric facility for people with “regressive tendencies.” Bradbury captures Mead’s experience of the inside of the police car using imagery, as seen in the following passage:
Unlock with LitCharts A+He put his hand to the door and peered into the back seat, which was a little cell, a little black jail with bars. It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic; it smelled too clean and hard and metallic. There was nothing soft there.
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