English-Gothic Texts

English-Gothic Texts

• "His eyes were cold and steely, like a hawk's when it is about to swoop on it's prey" - Simile
• "The tree groaned as the wind beat against it's branches" - Personification
• "There was the noise again. Crackle. Snap. Somewhere behind him. But where exactly" - Sensory Language
• "The steel grey clouds gathered low above the exhausted travellers and the driving rain beat down upon them" - Pathetic Fallacy
• "The ancient wooden table was draped in a royal red cloth" - Alliteration
• "The dust was a dark blanket all around me" - Metaphor
• "The icy air pinched my nose and sent shivers down my spine" - Personification
• "The dark clouds were like omens over the derelict castle" - Simile
• "The sky was a blindfold over my eyes" - Metaphor
• "The trees were like hands crawling over the house" - Simile