Close Reading Bingo

His words are very dull and almost common, "At almost one o'clock I entered the lobby of the building where I worked...".
Weakness #2
Lori

He presents words like "if you really want to know" and "if I have to" that explains his boring life as the average teenager.
Weakness #1
Amanda

At the same time, he uses a figurative type of language when describing objects such as the lobby.
Weakness #6
Mariah

Overall, Baker wrote a very descriptive paragraph, but lacked colorful and exciting diction.
Weakness #7
Running In Circles

Best Example
From E-dubs

In this excerpt from Nicholson Baker's The Mezzanine, it is both dignified and precise.The figurative language dipicts the intricut and buisness-likeness of the workplace and its apperance, "towering volumes of marble and glass", describes the gymormous lobby's interesecting pieces. Baker uses a lot of  language that magnifies the importance of the coldness felt, "spreading into a needly area of shine where it fell against their brushed-steel side-panels, and adding long glossy highlights to each of the black rubber handrails", this creates imagery for the reader of what the daily worker sees. The reader can make the inference that the office building is inviting with using "daylight" and "glossy" as if Baker views the office as warm and like summer.