The imagery in "The domesticity of giraffes" is a very effective tool used by the poet to effectively reveal the unhappiness of the captivated giraffe. The imagery includes the use of similes, metaphors, comparisons, hyperboles, colour, and taste. In order to utilise the imagery effectively, Beveridge has incorporated these descriptions into the text in a smooth and fluent manner. Instead of directly saying what is intended by resorting to the use of simplistic words and phrases, Beveridge tends to replace the simplicity of her text with the substitution of stunning imagery, and this proves to be a very suitable and effective concept in describing the situation of the captivated giraffe.

Similes are one of the most common links to Beveridge's imagery, and therefore, is a very crucial part in the description of the giraffe. Similes in this poem compares the giraffe (or parts of the giraffe) to certain...