This is 1986 in Seattle after all, and I feel the capsize in my chest like a rowboat caught in a storm, and when they raise the curtain, I will be the girl in the back dressed like a boy in a borrowed karate suit, taller than everyone but not quite so nimble or quick.
The author creates imagery by creating a simile. The simile compares her nervousness to a rowboat caught in a storm. This allows the reader to picture the moment and feel what she is feeling.
Then, Diana, who is playing Clara but who is really a perfect ballerina beneath her green velvet dress and doilie collar,
The author describes Edgar's sister as very "Beautiful" and "Perfect" to show the authors insecurites. She uses imagery to describe Diana's outfit and how beautiful she is.
I know, she also likes Edgars, who is not afraid of making mistakes and who can arabesque higher than maybe I ever will despite his shiny pants and flat black slippers
This quote shows more about Edgar and his talent, the author shows she is upset that a boy who shouldn't even be dancing is more talented then her. They also use imagery to describe the dance outfit she despises.
Diana, who is a perfect ballerina and whose legs split all the way open in the air like someone unzipped her from the suit of her body,
This quote uses imagery to describe how perfect Diana is. It shows the reader she is talented and flexible
Edgars Kleppers is a silly, stupid ballerino in shiny warm-up pants and purple sweatbands
This quote characterizes Edgar kleppers as a stupid ballerino with a beautiful sister. This sentence also gives imagery on what his outfit looked like.
Though I am not the best in my class at math, I know that Edgars should be Fritz and that I should be a sugar plum fairy in a pink tutu with red rouge-smears on my cheeks.
This example of imagery puts a picture in the readers head on how the sugar plum fairy's looked. The imagery helps bring the story to life
This is 1986, and I am seven in Seattle, and Miss Erika is French from Canada with a black leotard and a tight bun twisted like a seashell.
This quote is a a strong example of imagery. The quote gives the reader background on the time and place this expert takes place. We see that the character is seven years old and we get a brief description on how Mrs.Erika looks.