The images used to describe the green chile are very graphic. When the grandmother is preparing the green chile, the author described it as, “my grandmother takes sensuously in her hand, / rubbing its firm glossed sides, / caressing the oily rubbery serpent, / with mouth -watering fulfillment, / fondling its curves with gentle fingers” (20-24). This could be a type of symbolism for some other situation. It seems that the grandmother could have been in love, or even just happy with herself while cooking. On the other hand, the author wrote, “It’s bearing magnificent and taut / as flanks of a tiger in mid-leap, / she thrusts her blade into and cuts it open,” (25) this could mean that the grandmother is not upset or even been disappointed with love. The images the reader views with the grandmother are a bit confusing because the grandmother switches moods, from happy to upset. Also, there is sensual imagery used in the poem is very confusing. The author wrote, “Ah, voluptuous, masculine, / an air of authority and youth simmers” (15-16). With these lines, the author describes a type of pleasure coming from the presence of the man. The author also wrote, “From its swan-neck stem, tapering to a flowery…