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title: imagery — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «imagery» in the Judaism dictionary: Imagery is the use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind, using descriptions of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings, often through similes and metaphors. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# imagery

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Imagery, reader, poem, you, vivid imagery, me · **What happens:** be, create, use, mind, describe, image · **To what, where:** use, pictures, mind, descriptions, similes, sights

<!-- .vabout -->
«imagery» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [imagery in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/imagery.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Imagery is the use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind, using descriptions of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings, often through similes and metaphors.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:m1:1
# text = Imagery is the use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind, using descriptions of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings, often through similes and metaphors.
1	Imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	create	create	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
9	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
17	descriptions	description	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	sights	sight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	smells	smell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	tastes	taste	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	often	often	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
30	through	through	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	similes	simile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	metaphors	metaphor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Imagery | the use |  |  |  | of words | tree rules |
| 2 | **create** | to-infinitive |  | pictures |  | the reader's mind |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Result |
| 3 | **use** | gerund |  | descriptions of sights and sounds and smells and tastes and feelings |  | similes and metaphors |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent description=Patient |
| 4 | **mind** |  | the reader |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **describe** |  |  | sights |  |  |  |  | nom description «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Imagery is also pictures or images, such as satellite imagery or the images in a film or painting.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:m2:1
# text = Imagery is also pictures or images, such as satellite imagery or the images in a film or painting.
1	Imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Imagery | pictures or images |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery. (Prophets ISA.2.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x1:1
# text = And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tarshish	Tarshish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	delightful	delightful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.2.16, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.2.16, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.2.16	ISA.2.16	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poem uses imagery of the sea and storms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x2:1
# text = The poem uses imagery of the sea and storms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the poem | imagery of the sea and storms |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent imagery=Patient |
| 2 | **image** |  |  | the sea and storms |  |  |  |  | nom imagery «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find two examples of imagery in the first paragraph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x3:1
# text = Find two examples of imagery in the first paragraph.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	examples	example	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	paragraph	paragraph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | two examples of imagery |  | the first paragraph |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent example=Topic |
| 2 | **exemplify** |  |  | imagery |  |  |  |  | nom example «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The writer's vivid imagery made me feel I was in the forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x4:1
# text = The writer's vivid imagery made me feel I was in the forest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	vivid	vivid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the writer's vivid imagery | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | past | I |  |  | the forest |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **image** |  | the writer |  |  |  |  |  | nom imagery «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Satellite imagery showed the size of the bushfire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x5:1
# text = Satellite imagery showed the size of the bushfire.
1	Satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bushfire	bushfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Satellite imagery | the size of the bushfire |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent size=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Church windows are full of religious imagery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x6:1
# text = Church windows are full of religious imagery.
1	Church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Church windows |  |  |  |  | of religious imagery; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Similes and metaphors are kinds of imagery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x7:1
# text = Similes and metaphors are kinds of imagery.
1	Similes	simile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	metaphors	metaphor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Similes and metaphors | kinds |  |  |  | of imagery | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film's imagery was dark and frightening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:imagery:x8:1
# text = The film's imagery was dark and frightening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	imagery	imagery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film's imagery |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the film's imagery *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **image** |  | the film |  |  |  |  |  | nom imagery «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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