Imagery

1. What scenes, moments, descriptive passages, phrases, or words stand out in your reading of the story?

The scene where Harold Avalon and Anna Avalon were doing the performance. "The Flying Avalons loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capews. They laughed and flirted openly as they beat their way up again on the trapeze bars. In the final vignette of their act, they actually would kiss in midair, pausing, almost hovering as they swooped past one another. On the ground, between bows, Harry Avalon would skip quickly to the front rows and point out the smear of Anna's lipstick, just off the edge of his mouth. They puckered their lips in mock kisses, lips destined 'never again to meet.'"

2. Did a particular image make you feel happy, or frightened, or disturbed, or angry? Why?

It made me feel happy because it just shows how they enjoyed their performance and how well they have done their performances.

3. Which of your five senses did this image appeal to? What do you associate with this image, and why? What do you think the author wants you to feel about a certain image?

It appealed to the sense of "seeing" the best. I couldn't listen, taste, smell, and touch the feeling of the image but only could feel with and by seeing the image. I think author wanted to let me feel about their happiness and their fun and enjoyment during their performances. The thrill when they fly around at very high place with blindfolded.

4. How do you think your reactions to the imagery in the story contribute to the overall meaning of the story?

My reaction will give the hint and clues for the meaning of the story.