Vivid images

Vivid images, from visions, to detailed explanations and accounts of places and events, to symbolic imagery used to explain parables, or teach and encourage the first century churches are driving forces within the Biblical text. Metaphorical language, by virtue of the fact that it preserves the literal meaning of the symbol, while intending an analogous secondary meaning, is able to communicate profound truths about reality, mainly by creating an alternative, symbolic way of seeing and understanding

Jonathan Edwards uses many vivid images to make and reinforce his point to the members of his congregation. Perhaps the most powerful image is the extended metaphor of God holding the sinner over the pit of hell. “…there is nothing between you and Hell but the air; it is only power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up.” This image would have been even more powerful in Edwards’ time than it is today, as Puritan worshippers were regularly exposed to the idea of a fiery hell. Edwards also

William Golding effectively creates a vivid picture in the mind of the reader in this excerpt from Lord of the Flies. Golding uses calming and descriptive words to carefully shape the image of the scene, which in turn draws the audience in. He effectively describes particular sections of the setting, enhancing the overall picture in the reader’s mind. In the last section of the excerpt, Golding describes the sunset and writes: “Darkness poured out, submerging the ways between the trees till they

Vivid images in Sylvia Plath’s villanelle, “Mad Girl’s Love Song,” convey the speaker’s distress from enduring a toxic relationship. Overcome by a sense of loss, Plath’s speaker initially expresses a longing for him, desperately wishing that he would return. Through introspection, she struggles to differentiate between her perception of her madness and the reality of her terrible experience with love. By the end of the poem, she accepts that her unrequited love is a lost cause, and she is hopeful

Pg. 1345 #1: Which images do you find the most vivid? Explain. I found the image describing the little girls to be the most vivid because of the words used. The descriptive words used give the sense of a clear image in my head. #4: a-- Which experiences has the speaker shared with the “Brother”? The speaker has shared experiences like going to school together and plotting their lives. #4: b-- What emotional bond do these experiences suggest? These experiences suggest that they have

In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare uses imagery to create a vivid image in the reader’s mind to give readers a hint at what may be forthcoming after a significant event. Initially, Shakespeare develops an unconventional ghostly image of Hamlet Senior in the reader when he initially appears as a ghost in front of Horatio sporting battle clothing. With the appearance of the ghost in its attire, Horatio questions it, “What art thou that usurp'st this time of night / Together with that fair and warlike

Vivid Images of Character and Place in the Opening Chapter To Dickens' Great Expectations The opening chapter to Great Expectations introduces Pip who is the main protagonist in the story. He is an orphan and lives with his sister Mrs Joe Gargery and her husband who is a blacksmith. The story is set in the graveyard in the time of the Industrial Revolution. In the opening chapter we also see Pip being introduced to a convict who is very poor but very rude to the child. The

would remind her to take them. His daughter?s would also try to talk to him like he was a five year old. They thought that he was unable to comprehend everything they were saying. Another thing that little kids and old people have in common is their vivid imaginations. Shortly after Cora died, Sam found a stray white dog hanging out on his property. The white dog became his companion and went with him everywhere. The white dog would not show herself to anyone but Sam and this annoyed Kate and Carrie

We live in a society where visual images are becoming increasingly significant, as most information in the media is presented as a combination of pictures and words. Visual representations enable individuals to interpret and evaluate texts that communicate with images more effectively. Distinctively visual techniques are used to enhance and challenge the way an individual understands personal experiences and the world. The way that they perceive these experiences can be shaped through distinctively

Eidetic memory is being able to remember an image in much detail with almost 100% accuracy. Eidetic memory can also be called photographic memory, but they are different. Eidetic memory is being able to remember things in vivid detail from the past and the present. Whereas photographic memory is being able to remember an image and store it in the brain to remember at any given time. The best way to describe eidetic memory is using a camera as a metaphor. When a camera takes a picture, it is immediately