How do the sensory details support the story?

i've read it so how can i ?

sugar had three primary uses in ancient india. it was used in religious rituals, consumed as a snack, and considered a type of medicine.

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can