It runs through the reeds
And away it proceeds,
Through meadows and glade,
In sun and in shade.
The dominant device used in the above extract is
The extract:
“It runs through the reeds / And away it proceeds, / Through meadows and glade, / In sun and in shade.”
creates vivid mental pictures of movement through nature, appealing to the senses of sight and motion. This is the essence of imagery: using descriptive language to paint pictures in the reader’s mind. Words like “reeds,” “meadows,” “glade,” “sun” and “shade” stimulate visual imagery. While there is some rhyme (reeds/proceeds, glade/shade), the dominant feature is the vivid description, not the rhyme scheme.
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