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imagery

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈɪm.ɪ.dʒər.i/ US  /-dʒɚ-/

Definition

the use of words or pictures in books, films, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations: The imagery in the poem is mostly to do with death.Figurative use of language
(Definition of imagery noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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