imagery
/ˈɪmɪdʒəri/noun
उच्चारण इमिजरी
बिंब-विधान, कल्पनात्मक चित्रण
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language that produces pictures in the minds of people reading or listening
बिंब-विधान, कल्पनात्मक चित्रण
- the rich imagery of Kalidasa's poetry
- The imagery of the monsoon in the poem is so strong that you can almost smell the rain.
- The poem uses vivid imagery of rivers and mountains.
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- Students were asked to comment on the imagery in the first stanza.
- Religious imagery runs through the whole novel.
Synonyms metaphor symbolism figurative language descriptions
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pictures, photographs
चित्र, छवियाँ
- satellite imagery of the cyclone
- Farmers use satellite imagery to check the health of their crops.
- Satellite imagery showed the spread of the flood.
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- The museum has historical imagery of old Delhi.
- Weather experts studied imagery of the approaching storm.
Synonyms images pictures photographs visuals
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Synonyms
metaphor symbolism figurative language descriptions images pictures photographs visuals
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im·age·ry
With the e of image kept (not 'imagry').
image का e बना रहता है ('imagry' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart imagery (pictures in words), imagination (the ability to form pictures in the mind) and imaginary (not real).
Imagery (शब्दों में चित्र), imagination (मन में चित्र बनाने की क्षमता) और imaginary (काल्पनिक) को अलग रखिए।
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General knowledge
Literature: imagery uses words that appeal to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch); figures of speech such as simile and metaphor create imagery.
साहित्य में imagery ऐसे शब्दों का प्रयोग है जो इंद्रियों (दृष्टि, ध्वनि, गंध, स्वाद, स्पर्श) को प्रभावित करें; simile और metaphor जैसे अलंकार बिंब बनाते हैं।