Washing Rice Imagery

"The yellow rice glistens in rippled water, the ripe grains and the unripe look the same, they are both the color of silk the same color"

- This passage portrays great depths of imagery. She goes into detailed descriptions about the individual characteristics of the rice and her mother actions while washing the rice. This creates a more in depth view of her mothers actions showing that even small details can catch the readers attention and make a small moment come to life. "Yellow rice" and "silk" make one grain of rice a very detailed aspect of the reading, and make the situation seem like it is one that is stuck in the narrators mind due to the descriptive memories she has of her mothers actions.


- In order to create a replica of this technique I will go into small details concerning objects that are already somewhat overlooked or miniscule. By using this tecnique I will be able to draw the readers attention to something that may seem abstract to them at first and come together in the end, when they have grasped the concept of my technique. By using this technique Lam Thi My Da was able to take a very small idea and linger it out much longer than one would expect that he would be able to, so I will use this technique for not only actions but ojects and create an abstract idea in the readers mind.