controlling image

noun

An image or metaphor that runs throughout and determines the form or nature of a literary work.

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Meanings

nouncontrolling image (plural controlling images)

plural controlling images

  1. An image or metaphor that runs throughout and determines the form or nature of a literary work.
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APA

controlling image. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlling%20image

MLA

“controlling image.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlling%20image. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “controlling image,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlling%20image.

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