How does Michele Roberts use imagery in Daughters of the House?

The author also regularly makes use of fresh and surprising imagery to keep the reader focused. For example, in describing Léonie waiting for Thérèse's arrival, Roberts describes how Léonie's mind "bristled with knives. She imaged the edge of the blade, silvery and saw-toothed. Its tip vanishing into Thérèse's soft flesh" (13). The use of clipped sentences and sentence fragments adds to the perceived speed of the narrative.