The word "picture" in literary texts serves multiple functions, ranging from the literal depiction of a tangible image to the metaphoric evocation of character and mood. It often denotes an actual object—a painted portrait or printed image—as seen when a photograph is carefully placed in an album ([1]) or when an ornate portrait is hung on a wall ([2], [3]). At the same time, authors use it to capture abstract qualities; a character may be described as “the express picture of contented industry” ([4]) or as embodying a “picture of ruin” in a dilapidated setting ([5]). Additionally, "picture" extends to the realm of the imagination, providing a visual blueprint that helps readers internalize broader themes or evoke idealized visions, such as when one is invited to “picture her to yourself” ([6]) or when imagination “cannot picture the dreariness of the scene” ([7]). In this way, literature uses "picture" both to ground narrative details and to paint vivid scenes in the mind’s eye.