When the author stops the action for
acharacter to remember an earlier
time in his or her life...
When the author describes a scene
using words that appeal to the
readers’ senses to help them picture
what the scene was like...
Aman is about to give a speech on
biology to a large audience. He is very
nervous. Suddenly, he remembers
playing with frogs and toads in his
backyard as a curious child. He smiles
at the memory. With confidence, he
begins to speak to the audience about a
new, groundbreaking discovery about
frogs.
The Olympic diver stood on the end of
the platform, looking down at the still
blue water ten meters below. He had
worked towards this his whole life. He
wasn’t nervous, even though what
would happen in the next few seconds
would determine his future. He arched
his heels, balanced on the balls of his
feet, and extended his arms. He filled
his lungs with air; then he exhaled
calmly, and dove.
A woman is about to get married. As
she puts on her veil, she remembers her
fiancé three years before, swearing he
would make her his wife someday. A
tear comes to her eye and she prepares
to walk down the aisle.
The second book in the Hunger
Games series, Catching Fire, ends
with Katniss being rescued from the
games, but Peeta is still stuck in the
capital.
A superhero is struggling to figure out
where his enemy would keep a
hostage. Suddenly, he remembers
another battle, many years ago, when
this enemy said, “Dark things happen
in dark alleys.”
He hurries towards a hidden alley to
rescue the hostage.
In the play “The Tempest” by
William Shakespeare, there is a
horrible storm and a shipwreck in
Scene 1, and at the end of the scene,
the audience is unsure if anybody on
the ship has survived.Imagery
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Crash backWhen the author ends a section or
chapter at an exciting or interesting
point so that the reader will want to
keep reading...
When the author gives hints or clues
about what is going to happen later
in the story...
A professionally dressed woman
hurriedly leaves the house, slamming
the front door. She frantically searches
for her keys while balancing a briefcase
under her other arm. She finds her
keys, gets in the car and begins backing
out of the driveway, and then slams on
the brakes. “I feel like I’m forgetting
something,” she says. She shrugs and
drives away.
In the next chapter, the reader finds out
that she left her cell phone at home.
After the long run, he collapsed in the
grass with tired and burning muscles.
His chest was heaving and he could feel
his heart pounding. The grass tickled
his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets, the students have an
Herbology lesson with Professor
Sprout. They learn all about the
Mandrake plant. The professor
teaches them that one of the
Mandrake’s healing properties can
bring a cursed (or petrified) person
back to their normal state.
Later in the book,several characters
are petrified, and mandrake potion
is used to cure them.
The candy melted in her mouth and
swirls of bittersweet chocolate and
slightly sweet but salty caramel
blended together on her tongue.