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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
Act 2, scene 1
Explanation and Analysis:
In Act 2, Scene 1, Oberon uses figurative language and vivid imagery to paint the scene of his sleeping lover. Oberon intends to sneak into the fairy queen Titania’s sleeping hollow to put a magical love potion on her eyes. He describes the place where she sometimes sleeps, using images of the natural world to enhance the atmosphere of his nighttime visit. Because his speech is dependent on the plants and smells of the woods around him, it characterizes both him and his lover as beings who are in touch with their natural surroundings. The magic of the scene is enhanced by his language. He says:
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violent grows,
Quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet muskroses, and with eglantine.
There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,
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