The description of Captain Tomba
The description of Captain Tomba by the author depicts the sense of sight to the reader. The author writes, "Among a gang of dejected prisoners in a holding pen, facing purchase by a slaver, one man stood out. He was of a tall, strong make, and bold, stern aspect. Through this imagery, the reader can see why Captain Tomba stands out from the rest of the prisoners.
The imagery of hearing
The sense of hearing is depicted when the author writes, “She had heard about it in the most heated threats made in the village, where to be sold to the white men and taken aboard the owba coocoo was the worst punishment imaginable.” The imagery explains the stories the woman heard fellow villagers say about the experience of being a captive to the white men.
The imagery of touch
While the author describes the canoe ferrying slaves down the river, the woman feels the wet torso of a fellow captive which depicts the sense of touch to readers. The author writes, “Now she wiggled upward against the wet torso of another prostrate captive, then against the side of the canoe, so she could raise her head and peer above the bow.”
The imagery of the canoe
The book commences with imagery of sight that aids readers to understand and visualize the conditions of the canoes used in ferrying slaves. The author writes, "Lying in the bottom of the bottom of the canoe in three or four inches of dirty water with a woven mat thrown over her travel-weary body; the woman could feel the rhythmic pull of the paddles by the Bonny canoe men."
