Imagery In 'Between Shades Of Gray'

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Imagery Rough Draft Imagery, when a writer describes something in such great detail, the reader can imagine the writer's meaning. Ruta Sepetys writes great samples of imagery in her writing. One of the many things that make up imagery is diction, extended metaphors, and rhetorical devices. A good example of the following parts in "Between Shades of Gray" is in two paragraphs in Chapter eight. Which is when Lina is describing what she sees at the train station A main element of imagery is diction, also known as word choice. In one of the two paragraphs, Lina talks about seeing people with "white knuckles" as they carry their suitcases. The people at the train station do not want to lose their luggage, so they tightly hold onto their suitcases,

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