Frank Deford

How did females become 'guys?' How did everyone become 'guys?' Remember, too, that a male guy was something of a scoundrel. And a wise guy was a fresh kid, a whippersnapper. In its most other famous evocation, men in Brooklyn said 'youse guys.' Damon Runyon referred to hustlers, gamblers, and other nefarious types as guys.

American Writer

David Gerrold

Who are we?' And to me that's the essential question that's always been in science fiction. A lot of science fiction stories are - at their very best - evocations of that question. When we look up at the night sky and wonder, 'Is there anyone else out there?' we're also asking who we are we in relation to them.

Steven Knight

There's such a wealth of literature from the 18th century and 19th century, George Eliot... Jane Austen... that's all about a genteel high society, relationships, all of that stuff. There wasn't ever really, apart from Dickens, a literary evocation of working class life.

English Director

Rory MacLean

Mandy Sutter's 'Bush Meat' triumphs in its lean prose and true dialogue, in its disarming humour, in its evocation of a family divided by sexism and racism in 1960s Nigeria.

Canadian Historian

Martin Amis

Deciding to write a novel about something - as opposed to finding you are writing a novel around something - sounds to me like a good evocation of writer's block.

British Author

Elizabeth Bowen

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

Irish Novelist

Evocation often deals with strong emotions and can be used to describe art that moves people emotionally.

Emotional Trigger

'Evocation' can be a literary technique, where writers trigger the reader's imagination to recreate scenes or emotions.

Literary Device

The word often implies a sense of longing or nostalgia, especially when referring to the past.

Nostalgic Connotations

In religious contexts, 'evocation' is a specific term for calling upon spirits and requires ritualistic actions.

Mystical Practices

Understanding the cultural or religious significance can be important when 'evocation' is used in these contexts.

Cultural Implications

'Evocation' in religion has historical roots and learners can benefit from knowing its traditional use.

Historical Use

 But O’Keeffe dismissed such interpretations. She resented the male gaze that dominated the art world, and demanded her work be respected for its emotional evocation of the natural world. Eventually, O’Keeffe settled down in New Mexico, near one of her favorite artist retreats.

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 or these might be fiber optic cables." No. This is a graphic of the world according to Twitter. Purple are tweets. Green are geolocation. White is the synthesis. It's a perfect evocation of that great population survey,