For some classic examples of the back-door techniques, see:
I Corinthians chapter 13
Shakespeare�s Sonnet 130
The exercise
Write a description of something or someone using the back-door technique. Describe the someone or something in terms of how it is not. Here are some suggestions to get you started:
� a beautiful landscape
� A child�s love for his/her mother
� A dream setting
� A street in winter (or any other season)
� A beautiful woman (or handsome man)
� A situation in which it would be possible to experience and yet live to tell about it. (i.e. living through a horrendous earthquake or fire)
� A librarian or teacher
