Gently-swelling meadow
George Eliot lived during the height of the Industrial Revolution, with several of her books being set earlier in its...
Eyes meeting eyes
Dorothea stuns a silly, wilful and selfish young woman with her powerful, radiant kindness and, having meant to disdain her,...
Wrung from the soul
Maggie Tulliver is a deep-feeling woman of painful sincerity, and here words are wrung from her, with a wrenching simile.
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Two points of view
Very important to keep an open mind and allow yourself the possibility of having more than one view point. How...
The chill of indifference
Philip is a sensitive and admirable character in George Eliot's classic novel, who devotedly loves Maggie Tulliver. He is hampered...
Like frost and flowers
An alternative alliteration for describing people as being like chalk and cheese. Â Feel free to use it to inject some...
Finely-touched spirit
A lovely summary of the ineffable subtleties of human beings. Of whom would you say, in your acquaintance, that they...
Pleasure-craving nature
Even in the depths of her despair, when she learns that her handsome squire won't marry her, her focus is...
Departing hope
A grimly compelling way to evoke a louring sky. Compare this 'departing hope' with Vasily Grossman's description of the rising...
Keen-eyed man
A fine description of Adam Bede's fine eyes and keen mind. As for Hetty, nowadays she'd be branded a teaser. ...
Three-cornered chair
It is years - decades - since I saw one of these, but I grew up with an oak one,...
A smile like wine
A beautiful use of wine to describe the effect of a smile on a man who loves. It comes at...
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