Read the sentence.Esther wrote and memorized a poem for the school talent show, but when she stepped in front of the audience, she forgot the words.

Esther knew the poem but forgot it when she stood in front of an audience, which suggests stage fright. “Esther was seized with stagefright” best captures why she forgot the words; simply saying she forgot the poem does not explain the situation.

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