Senora Moreno's Imagery
The narrator employs vivid descriptions in the presentation of Senora Moreno. This particularly unique choice of adjectives facilitates the creation of mental images in the readers mind, a situation that makes the story more interesting: "...her gliding about in her scanty black grown with her rosary hanging at her side, her soft dark eyes cast down, and an expression of mingled melancholy and devotion on her face."
Senora Moreno's walking
After Juan tries explaining himself following Senora Moreno's reproach, the lady turns her back on him a sign that she was not interested in hearing him out. As the lady walks away, Juan stands back and watches her as she walks away. The imagery of Senora Moreno as she walks away becomes apparent: "He stood watching her as she walked away, at her usual slow pace, her head slightly bent forward, her rosary lifted in her left hand, and the fingers of the right hand mechanically slipping the beads."
The imagery of Senora Moreno in her room
The narrator employs vivid descriptions to present Senora Moreno's actions in her room. Her face is presented as being changed, she creeps over to her room and locks herself in. The imagery becomes increasingly prevalent as she falls onto her knees in front of the Madonna at the head of her bed and begins praying: " with a changed face and a bent head she crept slowly to her room, locked herself in, fell on her knees before the Madonna at the head of her bed, and spent the greater part of the day praying that she might be forgiven and that all heretics might be discomfited. From which part of these supplications she derived most comfort is easy to imagine."
Felipe's face and his actions as he kisses his mother's hands
Felipe's face is described as handsome, "Felipe turned his handsome face toward his mother with a beaming smile of filial affection and gratified manly vanity." The action of Juan kissing Senora Moreno's hands is described vividly in a way that enhances imagery: "he took his mother's thin and wasted little hands, both at once, in his own strong right hand, and carried them to his lips as a lover might have done."
