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} }); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971073', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_t", "language"); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448839' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654195' }}, To see how figurative imagery works, let’s look at the first line of Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130,” where the speaker is describing his lady love: { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, iasLog("exclusion label : resp"); }); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_ei = imagery"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [300, 600] }}, addPrebidAdUnits(pbAdUnits); var pbDesktopSlots = [ iasLog("exclusion label : wprod"); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, }; { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, Visual imagery pertains to graphics, visual scenes, pictures, or the sense of sight. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776340', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_stickyslot' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_dc = english"); { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195458', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, }, The term imagery can be a bit misleading. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); 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Learn more. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cdo_alc_pr', pl_p.split(",")); Imagery definition is - pictures produced by an imaging system. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(false); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776358', position: 'atf' }}, Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [300, 250] }}, var dfpSlots = {}; 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Symbolism implies a hidden meaning in words. 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This is the British English definition of imagery.View American English definition of imagery. 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