Literary Devices-Imagery

 "Now and then, in passing a casement, you glanced out at the thick-falling snow; you listened to the sobbing wind, and again you paced gently on and dreamed" (318).

Bronte uses imagery in Jane Eyre to illustrate powerful images. This imagery appeals to more senses than just sight. For example, Characters describe many scenes with imagery that speak to the sense of hearing by describing detailed sounds in particular scenes. When Mr. Rochester is speaking to Jane about their first encounters, he describes them by telling  Jane, "You listened to the sobbing wind" . The words "sobbing wind" portray a dreary atmosphere. Both Jane and Mr. Rochester's lives were lonely before they met each other and the imagery that Bronte uses effectively illustrates the mood of the characters and the novel as a whole.