Imagery
The use of descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) to create vivid mental pictures and emotional responses. Imagery is more than mere description—it carries symbolic and thematic weight.
Real World
In Wilfred Owen's 'Dulce et Decorum Est,' the imagery of a soldier 'gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs' uses gustatory and auditory detail to make the horror of a gas attack physically felt, not just intellectually understood.
Exam Focus
Name the specific imagery type (tactile, olfactory) and link it to the effect on the reader, not just 'vivid imagery.'
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