Question

“The Woman’s Baths” is full of sensory details. Give TWO examples of sensory description from this section of the story: I was fascinated by what I saw around me. In particular my attention was drawn to the spacious hall called al-barani. In the center of it was a gushing fountain. Around the hall were narrow benches on which were spread brightly colored rugs where the bathers laid their things. The walls were decorated with mirrors, yellowed and spotted with age, and panels on which were inscribed various maxims. One of them I read, "Cleanliness is part of faith." As We advanced a little way the howling of a small child drowned the hubbub of the hall. Its mother had pout it on her lap, twisting one of its legs around her and proceeding to scrub its face with and pour hot water over it until its skin was scarlet red.

Answer 1

1. The walls were decorated with mirrors, yellowed and spotted with age
2. the howling of a small child drowned the hububb of the hall.

A sensory detail is any detail that pertains to one of the five senses (sight, touch, hear, smell, taste). throughout this passage there are many descriptions that appeal to the sense of sight. These details do not have to be heavily detailed or long, just so long as they help to put an image in the reader's head. The first example does this. It not only tells you that there are mirrors on the walls, but also describes how they've aged.
The second example appeals to the sense of hearing. It describes the noise of the child down the hall in comparison to the typical noise of the hallway.