Surbhi M.

1-An anecdote refers to a short story used as a reference to explain the meaning of something. To make a point,
In the landscape of the soul, the writer used an anecdote when she talked about how an emperor hired a painter, Wu Daozi, to decorate the walls of his palace. The painting vanishes at a point in the story, and this story was used as a reference point.
2-Delicate realism refers to a certain type of attractiveness present in an art piece. The art is so alluring that it starts looking real. This was shown when the writer told another story about a blacksmith falling in love with a painters' daughter. And that the blacksmith wanted to marry the girl, so he ended up making a painting so realistic, "of a fly " that the father of the girl thought it was real and tried to swat it. Ironic since he, himself is a painter.
3-figurative painting refers to a metaphorical meaning present in the painting, which is a form of art.
4-Illusionist likeness refers to the creation of an illusion on the part of somebody.
5-conceptual space refers to the connection or relationship between facts vs reality. Example, relation with an abstract.

The adjective used for monsters here is shaggy, and by definition, we go shaggy is long, thick, untidy hair. Here, It gives us the idea of the appearance of monsters. For instance, monsters here appears to belong untidy and rough overall and not just their hairs. However, the meaning can differ depending upon the context.
 Again brackish by definition says salty. But here brackish lakes represent unpleasant taste attached to the lakes.
 Rickety tables represent shaky and weak tables, tables which do not have stability and is weak.
 Hairpin bend denotes sharp U-turn of roads just like the hairpin that we use id bend.
 Rudimentary means basic, not developed or advanced. So the rudimentary general store here is used to highlight the underdeveloped condition of the store. The general store doesn't have all the assets and is limited in the products that it has.