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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.

Synonyms

  • Characterisation
  • Depiction
  • Characterization
  • Picture
  • Word-painting
  • Delineation

Hypernyms

  • Verbal Description

Hyponyms

  • Portraiture
  • Portrait
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