Summary Of Life In Motion

In my book, Life In Motion by Misty Copeland, author’s craft is used often to convey feelings Misty had growing up as an underprivileged, yet gifted ballerina. In one scene of my book, Copeland describes her new home, San Pedro as a portside community nestled next Los Angeles Harbor. She then goes on to say that, she never actually remembered learning to swim, instead, being able to glide through the water effortlessly. This excerpt describes imagery, as it uses descriptive language to show the readers the beauty that Misty and her family saw in San Pedro. In another part of my book, Copeland used mood to describe what San Pedro was like. “ It was a perfect house on a perfect block -- and what seemed like the portal to a perfect life” (Copeland