Word Picture (Noun)
Meaning
A graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The novelist was a master at painting word pictures of her characters' emotional states through their thoughts and actions.
- Her descriptions of the storm were like vivid word pictures that made the reader feel as if they were there.
- The poem's rich imagery created word pictures in the reader's mind of a peaceful, idyllic landscape.
- The travel writer's word pictures of exotic destinations transported her readers to far-off lands.
- The artist's word pictures of city life captured the energy and grittiness of urban existence.