Read the excerpt from H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.But, looking, I presently saw something stirring within the shadow: greyish billowy movements, one above another, and then two luminous disks—like eyes. Then something resembling a little grey snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle, and wriggled in the air towards me—and then another.

The narrator describes the creature with vivid sensory details: “greyish billowy movements,” “two luminous disks,” and a “little grey snake” that “wriggled in the air.” These images help readers picture the scene, so the passage conveys the creature through colorful description. It does not use dialogue, a comforting tone, or a scientific explanation.

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