| Despite a lack of props, a sturdy stage, costumes, despite a
blank canvas where the set should have been, lacking the color of the scene,
she stood and spoke over an empty room lacking in listening ears, thundering
applause, attentive eyes; she spewed a slew of words, words that rose and fell
with powerful gestures, words that carried over a vacant room, an empty space,
words that rang out and echoed in a room free from critics, disapproval, and
judgment, free from distractions, hacking interruptions, and children crying
for attention; despite all this, she gave her best performance. by Nicole Mermer |
[[Notice that the three parts are equal and dependent (similar to "I came; I saw; I conquered"). The middle one refreshes the movement by reversing the value of "despite" (despite good things).]]
The core sentence = “She stood and spoke; she spewed; she gave.”
Despite a lack of props,
a sturdy stage,
costumes,
despite a blank canvas where the set should have been,
lacking the color of the scene,
she stood and spoke over an empty room
lacking in listening ears,
thundering applause,
attentive eyes;
she spewed a slew of
words,
words that rose and fell with powerful gestures,
words that carried over a vacant room,
an empty space,
words that rang out and echoed in a room
free from critics,
disapproval, and
judgment,
free from distractions,
hacking interruptions, and
children crying for attention;
despite all this, she gave her best performance.