Imagery in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Imagery Examples in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde:

Chapter Eight

"a flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture..." See in text (Chapter Eight)

In this scene-setting passage, we see a small storm of “wrack”—waste and debris—whose texture is “diaphanous and lawny”—that is, transparent and soft, linen-like.

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