This next snippet also uses a long-short combination to create impact, but the effect is more subtle than the previous examples.
The wind whistled through the broken window on my side of the Plymouth. Dad lit a cigarette.
The first sentence has lots of descriptive elements. The second sentence contains none.
The fire ran up the dusty curtains behind the yellow sofa. Anton tossed the matches.
A song played through tiny speakers that hung above the head of her bed. I picked up her journal.
The waves crashed onto the black rocks below the balcony of the restaurant. We waited for pizza.
