eng lang 1 Flashcards
fear/anxiety
Fear gripped him, cold and skeletal, like fingers closing around his spine
quiet. myerious person
She moved like a whisper - barely noticed but deeply felt
night time city busy alive
The city pulsed beneath neon veins, alive and impatient
City at night - sharp and unsettling
Headlights sliced the darkness like scalpels
Trees - watching.timeless
The trees stood like ancient watchers, silent but knowing
Physical panic/breathing
His breath sawed in and out, jagged and raw
Aggresive rain
Rain slapped the windows, furious and unrelenting
Anger - contained but boiling
Rage simmered beneath her skin like lava under craked stone
Gried/loss
She moved through the day like a shadow with no sun to follow
Crowded street
The air was thick with noise, like the city itself was trying to scream
Night - dreamlike
Streetlights blinked like tired stars tethered to the earth
Indusstrial setting - lifeless
The factory stood hollow, coughing out grey breath
Chase/urgency
His footsepts slapped the ground in panic’s rhythm
Explostion/chaos
The silence burst - a shattering scream of heat and sound
Metaphor structure for people or emoions
Feeling verb beneath their skin like element, ready to action
contrast structure for building tension
Calm image. Then - chaos
Repetition for effect
He verb. Her verb faster. He verb until
Walk synonyms
- staggered - unsteady + panic
- marched - overcome fear
- slinked - afraid trying to hide out of fear or shame
- sauntered - relaxed confident walk or deliberate calmness
- trudged - slow weary movement - exhaused
- hastened - move faster - dangerous
