showing reader something not telling them.
actions, thoughts, feeling, relationships
creates deeper connections with reader
use the senses to create a picture:
taste, touch, sight, sound, smell

His vision blurred as he felt his eyes start to fill with a salty tears, subconsciously he noticed, his mouth go dry as his lip started to tremble, and like a switch he did not have control over, tears like rivers began to roll down his pale cheeks.

Just like every morning, I wake up to the usual sound of my dogs dog breath smelling breathing, without even opening my eyes I can feel his piercing eyes cutting holes in me as he sits at my door, staring expectantly at me with anticipation for our morning ritual, with a whine of annoyance from him I get up.

The second she wrapped her arms around him, and buried her face in his old, worn jacket she was overwhelmed by smell of smoke filling her lungs, threatening to choke .

the moment I stepped outside, the overwhelming coldness of the air was a punch in the face,

describes relationship between things.
a spatial relationship (the bag was under the chair)
a time relationship (they arrived on Monday)
a manner in which something is done (they went by car)

“In”
“Opened on to”
“Without smoke”
“with”
“On and on”
“Into the side”
“Opened out”
“On one side”
“As”
“Then on another”
“On the same floor”
“On the same passage”
“On the left hand side”
“Going in”
“Over”
“Beyond”
“Sloping down”

navigate the scene,
build connections,
develop a 3D impression,
create layers in scene,

Between the stacks of books, upon an old blue chair, sat a young girl.
Consumed within her book, her mind was beyond this world.
In this new world her mind was creating, was a city made of books.
Throughout the streets, she walked,

sight – horrifying, terrifying, captivating

smell – disgusting, most heavenly, pungent

touch – fragile, exquisit

taste – revolting, vomit inducing

sound – un bearable,

with my eyes only micrometers open I stared at my watch for an eternity as I took in what my defying eyes showed me, I slept in.

the clouds were so firery that it lit even the snow enveloped mountains alight

the mountainous rocks were so rounded and smooth that no living thing could make its way onto them

the ____ valley was lit up with what looked like a googleplex of glowing flowers

the beautiful grounds which lay before

The wounded, old tree stood with its long twisting arms out stretched standing there contemplating all it had seen.

the old, scorched tree stood surrounded by the cooling mist, relieved for a break from the burning sun

the towering mountains stood and watched as the peaceful lake imitated itself

as the warming sun awoke, the bright forest came to life

the rickety worn out house died

table: stood, strong, elegant, proud, worn out, old, exhausted

headphones: sung, whispered, sat, lay,

chair: stood, hid, worn out, exhausted, ancient,

computer: awoke, slept, spoke, recorded, fast, died

Book: ancient, worn out, lied, informed, wise, knowledgable

what is personified?: the moon and sun

words used to personify: sulkily, thought, business, rude, spoil, she, he

describe personality: moon is upset at the sun

what is personified: food/dinner

words used to personify: loves, prance, jump, dance, their, twist, tango

describe personality: excited, energetic

LIFE METAPHORS:
Life is a river
Life is a timer, counting down, it will end

LIFE SIMILES:
Lives are like a bunch of books – some are long and some are short
Life is like a piece of string, you don’t know how long it is, but it has an end

DEATH METAPHORS:
Death is a

DEATH SIMILES:

my house is like my I have two of them

my home is like a school on the weekend, no ones really around.

the sun goes down like a flower blossoming in the spring

sunsets are like __ they are brief but beautiful

jellyfish are like