Imagination according to Ancient Critics and its Artistic Impact on Speech

Abstract

This research aims to examine the art of imagination as defined by ancient critics and its connection to certain rhetorical arts. I followed the inductive approach, which is based on observing the most prominent views found in literary and rhetorical heritage books on the art of imagination, pointing to the types of imagination, the positions of these types in speech, and the explanations of ancient rhetoricians for the impact of imagination on the recipient. I defined imagination linguistically and technically, then studied the term in terms of its position in eloquent speech. Its impact is based on prompting the reader or recipient to imagine something unreal, which enhances the impact and appeal of the speech.