Practice Analysis

In the excerpt from The Mezzanine, Nicholson Baker writes with and elevated and business like diction that expresses a mood of intimidated amusement. The narrorator describes the escalators as "free-standing" and "radians of black luster" suggesting that the work day is dull and boring. On the other hand, Baker's precise and pleasing descriptions of the sun give the effect of playful distraction. "Needly are of shine," "adding long glassy highlights," and " Towering volumes of marble and glass." With dignified and straightforward figurative language, Baker gives off a mood of delight and gloom.