i was sitting in mcsorley's

How does Cummings use imagery in the poem, i was sitting in mcsorley's?

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Cummings's description of the bar is thick with sensuous and concrete images and effectively conjures the feel, smell, and sight of a saloon. The descriptions themselves also mimic the often sloppy way the brain processes perceptions and produces language when affected by alcohol.

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