imagerynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɪm.ɪ.dʒər.i/us/ˈɪm.ə.dʒər.i/the use of words or pictures in books, films, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations:
The imagery in the poem mostly relates to death.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Figurative use of language
- a metaphor for sth idiom
- allegory
- anthropomorphism
- as
- as it were idiom
- fig
- figurative
- figuratively
- figure of speech
- idiom
- ironic
- irony
- metaphor
- metaphorical
- metonymy
- mix
- mixed metaphor
- pathetic fallacy
- speak
- symbol
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