Owen closed his eyes and gulped. He felt a bulge in the back of his throat. His stomach was full of butterflies, and his palms were wet. He wiped his palms on his jeans and walked up to the turnstile. They were next in line. The Speed Demon roller coaster came to a screeching halt in front of him, and the giddy passengers stepped off, commenting on how steep the drop was. Here goes nothing, he thought to himself as he shakily stepped onto the ride.

In two or three sentences, identify at least three details from the paragraph that help the writer show Owen’s feelings without saying them directly.

The bulge in the back of his throat indicates nervousness or anxiety. The butterflies in his stomach suggest that he is feeling anxious or scared. The fact that his palms are wet shows that he is feeling sweaty or nervous.