Daniel's description of his mother's latest painting
While Daniel was roaming around his mother's room, he came across her painting and described it as, '...there's one of an enormous beetle. The canvas is not especially large, but the beetle takes up the entire space. My mom’s paintings have always been brightly colored and beautiful.' The description contains imagery since Daniel used adjectives such as enormous to describe the beetle.
Daniel's description of Natasha
When Daniel met Natasha for the first time, he described her as, 'She is black with an enormous, curly Afro and almost as enormous pink headphones. The headphones are the kind that have giant ear pods for blocking out sound.' From Daniel's description, the reader can easily picture how Natasha looks like. The mental image that's created is as a result of imagery.
The description of Second Coming
When Natasha gets into Second Coming, which was a music store, she described it as, ' Inside Second Coming, the lights are dim and the air smells like dust and lemon scented air freshener, like it always does.' The description contains imagery because Natasha has likened the smell inside Second Coming to dust which is a simile. Similes aid in building imagery since they are direct comparisons of an object to another.
The description of Black Hair Care
Black Hair Care is a hair products shop that was owned by Daniel's parents. As Natasha and Daniel walk into the store, Natasha describes it as, '...the windows are covered with old, sun-faced posters of smiling and suited black women with the same chemically treated hairstyle.'Natasha's description contains imagery because she has used adjectives such as old and sun-faced to describe the posters.
