Pithy, evocative imagery in three-legged microcosms of meaning. Having coined the term ‘triologism’ I believe this to be the only collection of these tum-tee-tum phrases in the universe. Updated Tuesdays … triologism day!
Soft-eyed cattle
If you have ever stopped to commune with cows in a field, you’ll have noted their softness of gaze, big-eyed...
Widest-winged condor
This novel being set in England, I liked this evocation of a splendid bird from the other side of the...
Liver-coloured foal
One of the most unusual descriptions of a colour I have come across, and I also liked the gawkiness of...
Dredger-bucket mouth
You can see this gaping maw hoovering up all in its path.
'Its dredger-bucket mouth agape for the...
Jewelled-glove Catholicism
Vivid images of Renaissance nobility, pious and bedecked at the same time.
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Slang-dotted prose
A lively description of Simon Winder's zestful style which demonstrates that prose needn't be plodding just because it's about a...
Lavender-flavoured comfits
Winder's witty and summary dismissal of the less interesting Haydn symphonies, cranked out for aristo-soirées. And isn't that a marvelous...
Rain-glazed grass
This makes me think of the freshness after a downpour, the drops glistening on the pointed leaves of the lawn....
Wild-looking grass
One of the landscape changes of recent years is the steady return of wild-looking grass where previously there were endless,...
Cool-scrubbed tavern
And where else to flee from the sun that makes lilies fester, than a cool-scrubbed tavern? I imagine a bright...
Handsome-bodied warriors
Ah, it all boils down to wounded pride and vexation over the loss of a woman. Achilles withdraws from the...
Glaucous-green field
I found myself wondering just what shade of green is glaucous, and learning that it is either 'a dull greyish-green...
Tide-rippled sea
Nicolson's book is as much about the sea as the land, and the tidal pull it exerted for centuries on...
Bat-haunted cave
In general, I would run a mile from anything bat-haunted - apparently random, erratic flight patterns bring out some primeval...
Topaz-coloured eyes
Adrienne is far the most interesting female character in this monumental trilogy, and there is great finesse in the author's...
Holly-patterned ribbon
This quotation, and its festive triologism, haunts me for the closing sentence which yields the book's loving title: The time...
Wide-cheeked monster
Orlando accompanies his beloved Sasha back to the Muscovite ship, and soon loses her below deck. When searching for her,...
Sweet-blooded natures
A description of the Reverend Irwine, whose sisters are elsewhere described as being entirely superfluous. He is the only person...
Pleasure-craving nature
Even in the depths of her despair, when she learns that her handsome squire won't marry her, her focus is...
Ink-blue water
As the logos on this website testify, I'm an ink-geek, and love inky similes. Here is another...
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Interesting! Your triologisms remind me of the two-word kennings in Beowulf.