The imagery of the bird
The description of the dying bird at the feet of Miss Fellowes depicts the sense of hearing to the reader. The author writes, “Fog was so dense, a bird that had been disturbed went flat into balustrade and slowly fell, dead, at her feet." The reader can see and feel what is going on in the mind of Miss Fellowes as she looks at the dying bird. The author continues to write, "There it lay, and Miss Fellows looked up to where that pall of fog was twenty foot above and out of which it had fallen, turning over once."
The imagery of sight
The author portrays the sense of sight to readers when writing, “Descending underground, down fifty steps, these two nannies so beneath them a quarter-opened door and beyond, in electric light, another old woman who must be the guardian of this place; it must have been one of their sisters, looking upstairs at them. Conjuring up the underground tunnel where the two nannies are walking helps the reader see what is taking place.
The Imagery of Hearing
The sense of hearing is depicted to the reader when the narrator writes, “Not so loud though that Miss Fellowes could hear; it was on account of two nannies that she reminded, not realizing that they knew Miss Fellows, sister to one of their employers.” The imagery is significant in engaging the readers to be part of the book, increasing the motivation to continue reading.
The imagery of touch
The author engages the readers' feelings towards what Miss Fellowes is going through. She looks unwell, and she feels tired to the extent that she must lean on a handrail to rest. The senses of touch and feel are described to the reader when the author says, "Now Miss Fellowes did not feel well, so, when she got to the top of those steps she rested there leaning on a handrail.”
