Also note Golding's precise command of language in the quoted sentence. Rather than saying the cry moved past Ralph or another synonym, he writes that the cry "swept by him," much as a bird may sweep by in the air. Even his verb choice supports the following simile. ...
Praise for the Goofballs series: "Targeting readers who like a lot of humor with their mysteries, Abbott includes a great deal of wordplay and slapstick, and stretches the goofball joke to its limit (Jeff 's dog even barks, 'Goof! Goof!') Madden's cartoons add to the fun, and ...
is the soundtrack of its changing politics and culture, from the mysteries of the Mass to the elegant decorum of the Restoration anthem, from stern Puritanism to Victorian bombast, and thence to the fractured worlds of the twentieth century as heard in the music of Vaughan Williams and Britten...
themanonthetable."Ididn'tdoany-thing.Letmego!"Thefigureinthebrownrobe didnotrespond."I'mbeggingyou,"themanpleadedagain."Ididn'tdoanything. Pleasedon'thurtme!"Thedarkfiguresmiled."Hurtyou?Youdon'tunder-stand.Iam notgoingtohurtyou.Iamgoingtoshowyouthemysteriesoftheuniverse."Heheld ...
pig’s skull grinned at him from the top of a stick. He […] looked steadily at the skull that gleamed as white as ever the conch had done and seemed to jeer at him cynically. An inquisitive ant was busy in one of the eye sockets but otherwise the thing was lifeless. Or was it?