In the second stanza, the speaker says, “’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room.” (lines 7-8). She uses this imagery to help the reader picture her walking around proud like she does not have a care in the world. Then in the fifth stanza, imagery is used again stating, “’Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines/ Diggin’ in my own backyard.” (lines 19-20). The speaker uses this to help you imagine her laughing like she was rich and did not have to worry about anything and everything in her life was perfect. However, the best imagery comes in the seventh stanza when she asks, “Does it come as a surprise/ That I dance like I’ve got diamonds/ At the meeting of my thighs?” (26-28). The use of the diamonds imagery associates her sexuality as something valuable which would anger her
In the second stanza, the speaker says, “’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room.” (lines 7-8). She uses this imagery to help the reader picture her walking around proud like she does not have a care in the world. Then in the fifth stanza, imagery is used again stating, “’Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines/ Diggin’ in my own backyard.” (lines 19-20). The speaker uses this to help you imagine her laughing like she was rich and did not have to worry about anything and everything in her life was perfect. However, the best imagery comes in the seventh stanza when she asks, “Does it come as a surprise/ That I dance like I’ve got diamonds/ At the meeting of my thighs?” (26-28). The use of the diamonds imagery associates her sexuality as something valuable which would anger her