Ho describes the smells in the room. The fragrance of the girl's hair is "half sandalwood, half aloes." Ho compares waking up to a lotus blossom, which appeals to the sense of smell. At the end of the poem, the author describes the spray of cherry blossoms, leaving the reader satisfied. Smell appeals to the reader's senses and helps produce great imagery.
The third sense used in the poem is the sense of sound. The sense of sound makes everyday sound into something beautiful. The creaking in the room is compared to singing jade. The simile helps the reader connect sound to the scene of the poem. Doing this, makes the reader appreciate everyday sounds by comparing something creaking to something beautiful. The girl dropping her comb is compared to no sound, showing the reader that the beauty cannot be disturbed by an accidental drop. The sounds one might find annoying are used in the poem to create a beautiful scene.
Every day people go about their lives not aware that any little thing can be beautiful. Li Ho describes a smile act of someone combing their hair into a beautiful act. The poem "A Beautiful Girl Combs Her Hair" uses the sense sight, smell, and sound as a use of imagery to make the combing of one's hair into a beautiful exciting