It is true that Eliot uses much imagery in Silas Marner. Imagery is <em>visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. </em>In order to convey some more symbolic ideas, he uses imagery.<em />
Imagery is used by the author to explain, or to make an idea or feeling more vivid. In some cases the images used are significant for the author but not easily understandable by the reader. In Silas Maner there is much imagery. For example: Nature imagery, imagery of gold, imagery of light and darkness.
