The explicit details in this section of the poem describe how the library was arranged. The mention of the semicircular desk, the placement of the card catalog, newspapers, and magazines all provide a clear layout of the library's interior.
In the foyer up four steps a semicircular
desk presided
To the left side the card catalog
On the right newspapers draped over
what looked like a quilt rack
Magazines face out from the wall
—"My First Memory (of Librarians),"
Nikki Giovanni
What do the explicit details in this section of the poem describe?
the route the speaker took to the library
the different people who used the library
how the library was arranged
how to look up a book in the library
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