imagery

For me, imagery seems to be the most important literary element and combining it with the simple word choice creates an even clearer mental picture for the reader. The author has Trond use simple, but descriptive words to effectively convey a picture to the reader get the point across. This makes it easy for the reader to imagine what the character is experiencing. An example of this is when Trond is explaining the rain outside, he says "We heard the rain battering the roof and it rained on the river and on Jon's boat and on the road to the shop and on Barkald's meadows, it rained over the forest and the horses in their paddock and all the birds' nests in all the trees, over the moose and over hare, and on every roof in the village, but inside the cottage it was warm and dry." (p.39) Here Trond is giving a clear image of the rain all around him so the reader can clearly picture it raining all over and then Trond arriving at his warm little cottage. The simple language is easy to follow, which makes the picture the author is describing easier to visualize. In this quote it also shows how the cabin is a comfort to arrive home to. Trond describes the rain all over "on every roof in the village" but then being warm and dry inside the cabin. The author is able to effectively uses simple language to create a strong image for the reader, which I think is the most important literary element because it makes the story more interesting for the reader when they are able to read the words and get a picture in their head.