imagery

noun

/ˈɪmɪdʒəri/

[uncountable]

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language that produces pictures in the minds of people reading or listening
- poetic imagery
Collocations Literature
LiteratureBeing a writer
- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
Plot, character and atmosphere
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
Language, style and imagery
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
Reading and criticism
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
see also metaphor
Extra Examples
- He evokes complex imagery with a single well-placed word.
- Illustration may come between the text and the reader's own mental imagery.
- The poem is full of religious imagery.
Topics Literature and writingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- evocative
- graphic
- powerful
- …
verb + imagery
- draw on
- employ
- use
- …
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(formal) pictures, photographs, etc.
- satellite imagery (= for example, photographs of the earth taken from space)
Extra Examples
- the traditional Christian imagery of crucifixion
- the negative imagery of gays and lesbians on TV
- The equipment provides intelligence imagery for tactical commanders.
- The novels draw on popular imagery from newspapers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- evocative
- graphic
- powerful
- …
verb + imagery
- draw on
- employ
- use
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘statuary, carved images collectively’): from Old French imagerie, from imager ‘make an image’, from image, from Latin imago.

单词	imagery
释义	imagery noun /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/ /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/ [uncountable] jump to other results language that produces pictures in the minds of people reading or listening poetic imagery Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography become a writer/novelist/playwright find/have a publisher/an agent have a new book out edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript dedicate a book/poem to… Plot, character and atmosphere construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative advance/drive the plot introduce/present the protagonist/a character describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain create an exciting/a tense atmosphere build/heighten the suspense/tension evoke/capture the pathos of the situation convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of… engage the reader seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader) lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm Language, style and imagery use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device use/adopt/develop a style/technique be rich in/be full of symbolism evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of… create/achieve an effect maintain/lighten the tone introduce/develop an idea/a theme inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination Reading and criticism read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage review a book/a novel/somebody’s work give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author provoke/spark discussion/criticism study/interpret/understand a text/passage translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem see also metaphor Extra Examples He evokes complex imagery with a single well-placed word. Illustration may come between the text and the reader's own mental imagery. The poem is full of religious imagery. Topics Literature and writingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective evocative graphic powerful … verb + imagery draw on employ use … See full entry (formal) pictures, photographs, etc. satellite imagery (= for example, photographs of the earth taken from space) Extra Examples the traditional Christian imagery of crucifixion the negative imagery of gays and lesbians on TV The equipment provides intelligence imagery for tactical commanders. The novels draw on popular imagery from newspapers. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective evocative graphic powerful … verb + imagery draw on employ use … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘statuary, carved images collectively’): from Old French imagerie, from imager ‘make an image’, from image, from Latin imago.
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