Definition
Using figurative language and visually descriptive wording in order to appeal to the reader’s senses.
Example from Beowulf
“Have watched me rise from the darkness of war, dripping with my enemies' blood.”
Function
Imagery is used in order to help create a visual image for the reader to envision. In the first example it helps to create a picture of Beowulf emerging from battle, covered in blood. This also helps to portray Beowulf as a great warrior. This also makes the work of literature more enjoyable and easier to read as well as pointing out characteristic traits. Another function of using imagery is helping the reader understand events in great detail.
Another Example-Charlotte’s Web
"In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone to bed, you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn fragments, frozen custard dribblings, candied apples abandoned by tired children, sugar fluff crystals, salted almonds, popsicles, partially gnawed ice cream cones and wooden sticks of lollipops."
Non-original mnemonic
Original Mnemonic
Imagery helps you to
Imagine
More
Accurately,
Get
Excellent
Results
YAY!!!!
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