Question

Find Imagery in the poem ?

Mami Works
Excerpt from The Poet X

Cleaning an office building in Queens.
Rides two trains in the early morning
so she can arrive at the office by eight.
She works at sweeping, and mopping,
emptying trash bins, and being invisible.
Her hands never stop moving, she says.
Her fingers rubbing the material of plastic gloves
like the pages of her well-worn Bible.
Mami rides the train in the afternoon,
another hour and some change to get to Harlem.
She says she spends her time reading verses,
getting ready for the evening Mass,
and I know she ain’t lying, but if it were me
I’d prop my head against the metal train wall,
hold my purse tight in my lap, close my eyes
against the rocking, and try my best to dream

Answer 1

The imagery in the poem "Mami Works" includes:

* "Cleaning an office building in Queens"

* "Rides two trains in the early morning"

* "Her hands never stop moving"

* "Her fingers rubbing the material of plastic gloves like the pages of her well-worn Bible"

* "Mami rides the train in the afternoon, another hour and some change to get to Harlem"

* "I’d prop my head against the metal train wall, hold my purse tight in my lap, close my eyes against the rocking, and try my best to dream"

The descriptions of Mami's work, including sweeping, mopping, and emptying trash bins, create a visual image of her daily routine. The imagery of her fingers rubbing the plastic gloves like the pages of her well-worn Bible also creates a tactile image. The imagery of riding two trains in the early morning and the afternoon, as well as the rocking of the train and the act of holding a purse tight in one's lap, creates a sensory image of the experience of commuting.

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