Explain a feeling with the words that support it
Read a narrative as a sequence of supported observations. Identify who is speaking, who performs each action and what the narrator can actually know. A character's words may differ from the feeling suggested by a gesture, but the passage must provide the evidence for that contrast. When asked about a change in feeling, describe the earlier state, the event or realization that intervenes and the later state. Avoid inventing an illness, a graduation or a family history simply because it could make a scene moving. A setting can contribute to a mood, yet rain does not always mean sadness and sunlight does not always mean happiness. For a metaphor, identify the feature being compared rather than treating it as a literal event. Prefer an interpretation that explains several supplied details with the fewest unsupported additions. In your written review, connect a concrete phrase with a modest inference instead of replacing evidence with an elaborate story of your own.