Friday, September 18, 2009

Occurence

Write 5 images:

Ex. Beating of the watch is compared to the ''stroke of a blacksmith's hammer upon an anvil.''

Ex. Sand is compared to ''diamonds, rubies, emeralds.''

Death is compared to a dignitary.

The sound ''hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife''. (s)

The pains the character felt were like ''streams of pulsating fire heating him to an intolerable temperature".

The movement of the rope in the water was like the one of a ''water snake''.

The water made a noise in the main character's ear that was like ''the voice of Niagara''. (s)

The ''dancing driftwood'' caught his eye. (m)

He found himself whirling around- spinning like a top. (s)

Define 10 words:

Ex. Dodge: The strive from something coming at you.

Ex. Dictum: A reccurent fact about something.

Rustic: A raw and not refined appearance.

Fetching: to go get something.

Driftwood: pieces of wood that float in the water.

Marksmen: people in the army who specialize at shooting at precise targets.

Slope: a piece of ground that slowly goes downward.

Anvil: a piece of metal that acts as a working surface when a blacksmith hits another piece of metal to shape it.

Muzzle: the tip of a cannon.

Thrust: to force something into something else.

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