Figurative+Language

//Extra Virginity, The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller//. || Awesome description. I could almost picture this woman! And to think...the author was just looking at her through a plexiglass window! || //Extra Virginity, The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller//. || I just LOVED this book about OLIVE OIL...so much more than what it appeared. Historical. Political. Botanical...and more than anything - well written with a PASSION! || Erika L. ||
 * Sticky! || Why I Chose It! ||
 * "We walked through the door, passing from the fragrant serenity of the showroom to the roar and fluster of "the crush", as Californians call the milling season." This, and the next three passages are taken from, //Extra Virginity, The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller//. || ASSONANCE...FL**__U__**STER - CR**__U__**SH ||
 * "Something in the set of her mouth, the lips a little pinched, and the way the worker leaned forward attentively toward her while she spoke, like a slight bow, made her seem faintly intimidating."
 * "Something in the set of her mouth, the lips a little pinched, and the way the worker leaned forward attentively toward her while she spoke, like a slight bow, made her seem faintly intimidating."
 * "Something in the set of her mouth, the lips a little pinched, and the way the worker leaned forward attentively toward her while she spoke, like a slight bow, made her seem faintly intimidating."
 * "This ancient obstacle is an olive tree, squat and thick- trunked like the local farmers, its partially exposed roots gripping the soil like a pair of old hands. The bark is pierced with holes made by woodworms, birds, nails, and what may have been bullets (during World war II, partisans sometimes hid from the Fascists and Nazis inside the hollow trunks of giant olive trees). Inside the trunk there's a patch of charred wood from some wildfire beyond living memory, which must have devastated the tree. But in the fiercely patient way of olives, green shoots grew up from the charred remains and the tree was reborn."
 * "This ancient obstacle is an olive tree, squat and thick- trunked like the local farmers, its partially exposed roots gripping the soil like a pair of old hands. The bark is pierced with holes made by woodworms, birds, nails, and what may have been bullets (during World war II, partisans sometimes hid from the Fascists and Nazis inside the hollow trunks of giant olive trees). Inside the trunk there's a patch of charred wood from some wildfire beyond living memory, which must have devastated the tree. But in the fiercely patient way of olives, green shoots grew up from the charred remains and the tree was reborn."
 * “As they were reading under the sunshade, they became aware of a stirring just behind them – Audie hearing a rustle of feet in dry leaves and a thicker flutter of leaves in the shake of branches, while of the hair on her head, and a distinct physicality like a change in temperature, a sudden hotness, and a sense that she was being watched and that the air around her was being somehow stroked. They both turned, Beth first, Audie a second afterward. They saw nothing but a swaying tree limb. “ __The Elephanta Suite__ by Paul Theroux || This example of IMAGERY made my senses shiver. I could almost hear the leaves quiver, and I myself felt the rush of heat and worry as I read. The author drove me CRAZY with this description. ||
 * "The moon sat cross-legged on the windowsill, its white skirt reaching to the plush bedroom carpet. It turned Allie into a creature of light, someone she would not recognize in a mirror; someone who was as sure of her worth as she was of her beauty." Mercy by Jodi Picoult || This METAPHOR made my heart stop as I was reading. I could almost feel the brush of the moon myself. I love it when an author invites me "IN" to the scene, to be a part of the story, to feel what the character must feel. ||
 * “The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man” ― José Ortega y Gasset || A student of mine from my Spanish class referred me to the works of José Ortega y Gasset and I thought of you guys when I read this quote as it uses one of our vocabulary words and so aptly describes the power of a METAPHOR! ||
 * "His cap was stained with blood from his hands. He felt like he was digging his own grave." __Holes__  by Louis Sachar || Why I chose these couple sentences is because I can imagine how hard it would be to dig a five foot deep hole if his hands are already stained with blood. - Simon C. ||
 * Pick whomever you want." Mars said. __The Son of Neptune__  by Rick Riordan || While I read this sentence, I noticed the word "whomever" and wondered, why would you say “whomever” instead of “Who ever?” This has bugged me for a while. EmmetB ||
 * "Riccio knew where this passage led: into a labyrinth of alleys that could confuse even a Venetian.” __The Thief Lord__  by Cornelia Funke || I like how instead of saying, ...“into a maze of alleys that could confuse people”, the author says ...”into a labyrinth of alleys that could confuse even a Venetian. TannerB. ||
 * "Prosper opened the door of the emergency exit and shuddered as the cold air assaulted him." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || I love how the author says "...shuddered..." instead of shivered and "...assaulted..." instead of rushed at. TannerB. ||
 * "Victor called for the ball, and Shandra got it to him with a mighty heave." __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor || I like how Edward Bloor said "mighty heave", and he painted very vivid picture in my mind. Spencer C ||
 * "Victor staggered to his feet and stood at the penalty line, the captain of the war eagles, mud coating his entire body, blood steaming down from a cut over his eye." __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor || The author used great word choice in this sentence and I felt like I was in a whole new world of juicy rich words. Spencer C ||
 * "They then gestured back to the other Cypress Bay fans, like they were pantomiming, see?" __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor || When Bloor said "gestured" and "pantomiming" I fell into my book and it pulled me in with the descriptive word choice. Spencer C ||
 * "They're clean!" Barbarossa hissed at her." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || Saying "hissed" shows that the characters are being secretive and are trying not to be loud, and Barbarossa is annoyed. TannerB. ||
 * And people all over he world admired him. || The word admired really stuck out, I love how they used it here too. Reather than Liked him.
 * "Prosper opened the door of the emergency exit and shuddered as the cold air assaulted him." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || I love how the author says "...shuddered..." instead of shivered and "...assaulted..." instead of rushed at. TannerB. ||
 * "Victor called for the ball, and Shandra got it to him with a mighty heave." __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor || I like how Edward Bloor said "mighty heave", and he painted very vivid picture in my mind. Spencer C ||
 * "Victor staggered to his feet and stood at the penalty line, the captain of the war eagles, mud coating his entire body, blood steaming down from a cut over his eye." __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor || The author used great word choice in this sentence and I felt like I was in a whole new world of juicy rich words. Spencer C ||
 * "They then gestured back to the other Cypress Bay fans, like they were pantomiming, see?" __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor || When Bloor said "gestured" and "pantomiming" I fell into my book and it pulled me in with the descriptive word choice. Spencer C ||
 * "They're clean!" Barbarossa hissed at her." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || Saying "hissed" shows that the characters are being secretive and are trying not to be loud, and Barbarossa is annoyed. TannerB. ||
 * And people all over he world admired him. || The word admired really stuck out, I love how they used it here too. Reather than Liked him.
 * "They then gestured back to the other Cypress Bay fans, like they were pantomiming, see?" __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor || When Bloor said "gestured" and "pantomiming" I fell into my book and it pulled me in with the descriptive word choice. Spencer C ||
 * "They're clean!" Barbarossa hissed at her." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || Saying "hissed" shows that the characters are being secretive and are trying not to be loud, and Barbarossa is annoyed. TannerB. ||
 * And people all over he world admired him. || The word admired really stuck out, I love how they used it here too. Reather than Liked him.
 * "They're clean!" Barbarossa hissed at her." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || Saying "hissed" shows that the characters are being secretive and are trying not to be loud, and Barbarossa is annoyed. TannerB. ||
 * And people all over he world admired him. || The word admired really stuck out, I love how they used it here too. Reather than Liked him.
 * And people all over he world admired him. || The word admired really stuck out, I love how they used it here too. Reather than Liked him.
 * "She wished that he parents would sit quietly at dinner and ask her how her day was, and that her four younger brothers and sisters would carry tissues with them instead of wiping off rivers of goo on their shirtsleeves in public." __Chasing Vermeer__ by Blue Balliett || "Rivers of goo" is much better then just "Boogers". It also shows that it is more than 1 booger. TannerB. ||
 * "She glanced into the hallway a number of times, as if afraid that the policemen on duty might have left." __Chasing Vermeer__ by Blue Balliett || I like how Balliett says glanced instead of looked. Even if it isn't the most amazing word, it really helps to show that Ms. Hussy is nervous, and she is not turning and looking, she is taking small peeks into the hall. TannerB ||
 * "Charity fell, with a resounding crash..." || These words left the sound echoing in my head.KarishmaK ||
 * "She glanced into the hallway a number of times, as if afraid that the policemen on duty might have left." __Chasing Vermeer__ by Blue Balliett || I like how Balliett says glanced instead of looked. Even if it isn't the most amazing word, it really helps to show that Ms. Hussy is nervous, and she is not turning and looking, she is taking small peeks into the hall. TannerB ||
 * "Charity fell, with a resounding crash..." || These words left the sound echoing in my head.KarishmaK ||