vivid imagery

collocation in English

meaningsofvividandimagery

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vivid
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪv.ɪd/us
/ˈvɪv.ɪd/
Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in ...
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imagery
noun[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 ...
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(Definition ofvividandimageryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The poem achieved a degree of popularity, if not notoriety, through its use of varied metrical structures, driving rhythmic impulses, andvividimageryto portray the drama of human evolution.
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Both phenomena reflect the workings of top-down processes and it would not be surprising to find a tendency to abnormallyvividimageryin patients with a predisposition to hallucinations.
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This new national museum will, using new technology, provide remarkable opportunities for people to see great works of art in amazinglyvividimagery.
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The first was one of pleasure at the warm, human sympathy andvividimagerywith which it was prepared.
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His poetry is known forvividimageryand rich metaphors.
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They all havevividimageryfor me with their words.
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It infuses themes of ancient past, futuristic space ship, and his music invokes very clear andvividimageryto its listeners.
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The poets often wrote in an immediate and spontaneous manner reminiscent of stream of consciousness writing, often usingvividimagery.
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Another strong element of poetic diction can be the use ofvividimageryfor effect.
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Suffering from dyslexia, he developed his own style of jazz poetry, withvividimageryand unusual juxtapositions.
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Usingvividimageryexpressed through text-painting, he highlighted the specific emotions and moods contained in the poem.
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Each page delivers an intense blast ofvividimagery, a world in which landscapes come to life when inanimate objects receive human characterization...
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Thisvividimageryis often used by anti-whaling groups in their campaigns against the hunt.
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The group are known for theirvividimageryand complex wordplay.
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The song says it all it's very descriptive, withvividimagery.
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Thevividimageryof this section is repeated closely in.
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Like many of his works, it evokes a harsh rural environment usingvividimagery, and has elements of a coming of age tale.
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The elaborate "kennings" manifested here are also practically necessary in this complex and demanding form, as much to solve metrical difficulties as for the sake ofvividimagery.
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The ballad goes on to explain how the man's love for his significant other is shining light through clouds and containsvividimageryto portray the extent of his conviction.
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She is able to describe why it was so difficult for her to forget about his love, usingvividimageryas she recollects memories of him.
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