The images can be thought of as visually descriptive. Most commonly defined as the creation of a verbal image in literature. There are many examples of imagery in “Civil Disobedience” to describe his surroundings. He explains the setting in his prison cell and compares other things to it to make it clear that it really wasn't that terrible. When most people think of prison, they think of it as a horrible thing that can lock you up forever and put you in danger by locking you up with other criminals. He supports his idea that the cell wasn't that bad to make it clear that it wasn't really a punishment. He does this subtly to persuade people to rebel against the government to get the right way to deal with serious issues like service. Thoreau plays the role in the cafeteria that starts a food fight to get people to protest how disgusting the food is. It calls on people to take charge of their own lives and how government should be run. It tries to convey the idea that if it's not a harsh punishment or even punishment then why would they apply it? Therefore, Henry David Thoreau uses his literary powers of imagery to rally people