IMAGERY IN OWEN
ABSTRACT:
This paper throws light on the magnitude of the inner conflict in Owen through an analysis of the imagery in his poems. Citing examples from his poetry the paper argues that Owen used imagery in his poems not as a literary ornament but as a means to express his innermost feeling that he was more at war with himself than with the enemy.
INTRODUCTION:
Images are believed to be formed by Imagination- the mental laboratory used for the creation of images and new ideas- ‘A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.’ (Ambrose Bierce, 60). ‘Imagination is not, as its etymology would suggest, the faculty of forming images of reality; it is rather the faculty of forming images which go beyond reality, which sing reality.’ (Bachelard, )
The category of which all images, as varied and lively as they are, fall into can be termed as imagery. Imagery is best defined as the total sensory suggestion of poetry ( Ciardi, )......

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Title: Owen: Imagery
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