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Imagery in Aeneid

Imagery Examples in Aeneid:

Book I

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"Then grind with marbles..."   (Book I)

Virgil's use of tactile (grind) and visual (marbles) imagery creates a very concrete image here. The Trojans are using small stones to grind their corn into meal, probably in order to make bread.

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