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T was hiking on a crisp, clear autumn morning
when a snake came slithering toward me. "It's
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The writing style is exciting, and the author
probably just a garter snake," I thought. As
uses precise words.
the snake slithered nearer, I spotted a rattle
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The passage includes sensory details, such
dit the tip of its tail. I jumped back with a gasp.
as what the narrator saw and heard.
The snake was poisonousl
The passage makes it easy to decide how the
narrator felt during the event.
The event is told in a reasonable sequence.