Staring at the ceiling
Tally collapses back onto her and looks up at the ceiling, which depicts the sense of sight to readers. The author writes, “She collapsed onto her bed and stared up at the ceiling feeling the room threaten to spin a little. It didn’t seem fair, having to get worked up over half a word.”
The sheet of ice
The author’s description of the sheet of ice aids readers to see the little Zambonies darting among the skaters. The author writes, “The sheet of ice, held aloft by a grid of lifters, was thin enough to see through, and was kept transparent by a horde of little Zambonies darting among the skaters like nervous water bugs.”
Explosion of fireworks
The explosion of fireworks depicts the sense of hearing to readers. The author writes, “The fireworks exploding in the stadium below made it glow like some kind of schizoid stained glass that changed colors every few seconds.”
The interface ring
Tally always carries her interface ring because she believes it makes her look beautiful. Without the ring, Tally feels that she is ugly. The reader notes that Tall puts the ring at her bedside. The author writes, “Tally glanced at her interface ring, still on her bedside table, she never wore it at night, an old habit from where she’d been an ugly, sneaking out all the time.”
