I just read Morning at the Window and I really love how full of imagery this short poem was. I live out in the country, so foggy mornings are fairly common in the fall and early spring. I have experienced several foggy mornings in the city before we moved as well, and I really love how Eliot described it from the viewpoint of the window.
"They are rattling breakfast plates in basement kitchens,
And along the trampled edges of the street
I am aware of the damp souls of housemaids
Sprouting despondantly at area gates.
The brown faces of fog toss up at me
Twisted faces from the bottom of the street,
And tear from a passer-by with muddy skirts
An aimless smile that hovers in the air
And vanishes along the level of the roofs."
I think it is interesting how the "window" describes everything it sees. This poem is very beautiful and it is easy for the reader to picture the sights in their mind as they read. My favorite line from this poem is "I am aware of the damp souls of housemaids", I feel like that alone gives the entire poem a very dreary and sort of "rainy-day" mood.
I will definitely agree with you that the short poem is full of imagery. When a poem or story is filled with descriptions that provide a more vivid image of what is being written, it may help the reader understand the meaning of the poem/story. Also, I would say that when there is more description in the poem/story to provide imagery, I feel like it bring the poem/story alive, and it helps the reader understand the poem/story.
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