Literary Definition Imagery Novels & Stories

I read on. The writing was atrocious, but that wasn’t why I read it. Fifty Shades opened up my eyes to a world I never imagined existed: the dark, sensual world of dominance and submission. I swallow another gulp of beer. So how does literature influence my imagination? As a child it fueled my dreams. As an adult, it does the same. I long for a stern dominant to take me in hand, and my own literary pursuits now include reams of books dedicated to the erotic pull of dominance and submission in romance. I write fantasies with vivid detail, allowing my imagination to see no limits. In my mind, I am that woman collared by a man who loves her. I am that woman who surrenders to a powerful dominant

Taking a seat beside Willow, I took her hand in mine. “It’s called pathetic fallacy,” Giulia said, her eyes locked on the storm outside. “It’s a literary device where the weather mimics the feelings or emotions of a character or situation. The weather is quite fitting, don’t you think, Luigi?” Bringing my eyes up to her, I tossed her daggers with my eyes. “How so, Giulia?” I asked, my voice measured.

Dignity had officially left the building. Dante’s smirk widened, slow and dangerous. “Can’t wait.” And for one stupid, suspended second as the fluorescent light caught the edge of his smile, turning it almost soft I forgot every metaphor I’d ever learned. Forgot simile, forgot personification, forgot every literary device designed to say one thing and mean another. Because right then, looking at him across the scarred library table, there was nothing symbolic about the way my heart slammed against my ribs. It was just the truth, plain and terrifying.