She Sees On The Subway Analysis

The poem contains literary devices that enhance the understanding of the reader on how different the two characters are. The use of imagery, tone, and poetic devices reveal to the reader how a rich white woman contrasts herself with a black male she sees on the subway. First of all, the imagery is used to describe the character’s appearance. For example, the black male is depicted with a “mugger” cold look wearing red. This guides the reader to view the man as dangerous and intimidative. The white woman illustrates herself as wealthy and living a more luxurious life than the black male. The reader is forced to believe based on the biased description of the woman, that these two strangers are polar opposites without knowing the individual’s