A Vivid Nightmare Topic: Imaginative Literature Notes: An amazing essay that uses extreme diction and imagery.

It was yet another antagonizing day at work. Fatigue and dementia soon befell on me. I was elated to know that I was excused from tomorrow's duty. I stumbled onto my king-sized bed unknowingly, and soon fell into a perpetual trance... My head hurt so much and I was in excruciating pain. I found myself lost in a track, surrounded by barren land and trees rotting from their roots. Locust swarms could be seen a …

…gazed into the most resplendent blotch of light, and was intruded by the blistering rays emitted by it. My body jerked and my eyes slowly opened as I inhaled air as if I was drowning. My throat and lungs felt a degree of burn and it felt uneasy. I have to thank God for letting me have a day's rest. And I certainly knew that was not just such a simple dream... or was it?