Imagery in A Tale of Two Cities

Imagery is used in many different ways. In A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens uses imagery to foreshadow, to characterize, and to create atmosphere. Dickens uses imagery to foreshadow what is going to happen later on in the book. For example, when the large cask in front of the wine shop breaks it stains the streets red. It foreshadows the uprising of the French Revolution, and where the planning is going to take place. …

…atmosphere of blood and Death, which the people are attracted to. In conclusion, when the Revolutionaries are described as a sea. It creates the atmosphere that the people are blood thirsty and powerful. This also shows that the people will destroy everything in their path and they will do anything to get what they want. Atmosphere is set up by imagery. Imagery is used to foreshadow, to characterize and to create atmosphere in all books.