Effects of Color Imagery
Many people say a picture is worth a thousand words, but is a thousand words really equal to a picture? Imagery is a way of writing that creates an elaborate picture in the readers head appealing to any of the five senses but prominently visual interpretation. Color imagery is a way of communicating thoughts and ideas through the description of colors in literary readings. Primarily, this is a way to give better visual understanding of a setting but color imagery can also have underlying symbolic meanings. Although imagery is an effective tool for creating more in depth writing, it is not an acceptable or effective way to demonstrate themes in a piece of literature.
Imagery is found in almost all excerpts of writing in any length. A short poem like Lisel Mueller's is packed with many forms of imagery. The title, "Imaginary Paintings" is well suited considering she uses color imagery to describe her feelings on each emotional subject. "
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