A Vivid Nightmare Topic: Imaginative Literature Notes: An amazing essay that uses extreme diction and imagery.

It was yet another antagonizing day at work. Fatigue and dementia soon befell on me. I was elated to know that I was excused from tomorrow's duty. I stumbled onto my king-sized bed unknowingly, and soon fell into a perpetual trance... My head hurt so much and I was in excruciating pain. I found myself lost in a track, surrounded by barren land and trees rotting from their roots. Locust swarms could be seen a …showed first 75 words of 451 total…

…showed last 75 words of 451 total…gazed into the most resplendent blotch of light, and was intruded by the blistering rays emitted by it. My body jerked and my eyes slowly opened as I inhaled air as if I was drowning. My throat and lungs felt a degree of burn and it felt uneasy. I have to thank God for letting me have a day's rest. And I certainly knew that was not just such a simple dream... or was it?