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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
Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis—A Foreign Landscape:
H.G. Wells uses extensive imagery to convey the foreign landscape and environment of the distant future to which his protagonist travels. This facility with imagery is also used to convey the Traveller's perception of the Eloi and Morlocks, the two strands of humanity's descendants. Wells uses words like "delicate," "graceful," and "innocent" to describe the Eloi, creating an image of a childlike and naive people. When depicting the Morlocks in Chapter 6, on the other hand, he deploys words like "foul" and "sickening," creating an image of a brutish and animalistic people:
Their eyes were abnormally large and sensitive, just as are the pupils of the abysmal fishes, and they reflected the light in the same way.
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Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis—A Foreign Landscape:
H.G. Wells uses extensive imagery to convey the foreign landscape and environment of the distant future to which his protagonist travels. This facility with imagery is also used to convey the Traveller's perception of the Eloi and Morlocks, the two strands of humanity's descendants. Wells uses words like "delicate," "graceful," and "innocent" to describe the Eloi, creating an image of a childlike and naive people. When depicting the Morlocks in Chapter 6, on the other hand, he deploys words like "foul" and "sickening," creating an image of a brutish and animalistic people:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Their eyes were abnormally large and sensitive, just as are the pupils of the abysmal fishes, and they reflected the light in the same way.
Related Themes:
