... all kinds of sense perception (not just visual pictures). In a more limited application, the term describes visible objects only. But the term is perhaps most commonly used to describe figurative language, which is as a theme in literature. Many of the fictional stories and that we have read throughout this semester have contained a great deal of imagery. Simile is a direct, ... roar, growl, blip, click, whimper, and, of course, snap, crackle, and pop. Note that the connection between sound and pronunciation is sometimes rather a product of imagination and also that written language ret...

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... of Joe's prattling being like a constant noise in the background. This distances us from our previous attachment with Joe as we feel less sympathy towards him than if he used emotive language in his own words: "Joe is so astonished" has less impact on the reader as it comes across less personal and much less dramatic. Joe's thoughts let us get to ... ...

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