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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
The Second Part of the Description of the New Blazing World
Explanation and Analysis—Light and Stars:
Cavendish frequently uses celestial and sky imagery when describing the Blazing World to readers. This imagery is significant because it relates to the symbol of light throughout the story. For example, when comparing the Empress’s home world to the Blazing World in Part 2, the Duchess says:
[...] the world you are going into, is dark at nights (especially if there be no moon-shine, or if the moon be overshadowed by clouds) and not so full of blazing-stars as this world is, which make as great a light in the absence of the sun, as the sun doth when it is present; for that world hath but little blinking stars
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