My Big Fat Greek
Classical
Rhetorical Flourishes
You held your breath and the door for me - Alanis Morisette
He peeled out in a flashy red corvette and a thunderous black mood.
She flung the ring at the table, chipping a plate and breaking my
heart.
He was fishing for deep sea bass and for reassurance.
He stole the show
and my wallet. - Jim Moskowitz
He drowned his
sorrows and pickled his liver.
She lowered her
standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes and his hopes. - Flanders and Swann “Have Some
Madeira, M'Dear
Miss Bolo went
home in a flood of tears and a sedan chair. – Charles Dickens
When I stepped
out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two
things on my mind: Paul Neuman and a ride home – S. E. Hinton, “The Outsiders”
She exhausted
both her audience and her repertoire. – anonymous
She looked at the
object with suspicion and a magnifying glass. - Charles Dickens
He ran through
all of his savings and most of her patience.
On his first trip
to New York he caught two Yankee games, a Broadway show and an STD.
In his lectures,
he leaned heavily on his desk and stale jokes – Willard Espy
I'm not getting
nasty; I'm getting chapped lips. – Neil Simon, Barefoot in the Park
Lust conquered
shame, boldness fear, madness reason. -
Cicero
He lost his keys,
his wallet, and his mind.
He carried a
strobe light and the responsibility for the lives of his men – Tim O’Brian,
“The Things They Carried”
Whether the Nymph
shall break Diana’s Law,
Or some frail China Jar receive a Flaw,
Or stain her Honour, or her new Brocade,
Forget her Pray’rs, or miss a Masquerade,
Or lose her Heart, or Necklace, at a Ball....
- Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock
She carried an
old tapestry bag and a walk that revealed a long history of injury – unknown
With one mighty
swing he knocked the ball through the window and two spectators off their chairs.
– unknown
She greeted him
with arms and expectations wide – unknown
He missed his
wife and the train. - Jim Moskowitz
Stomping out of
the office, she had won the argument and a trip to the unemployment line.
She lit the
match: burning the house down to the ground and into my memory.
She changed her
mind and the baby. - Danny Fahs
Depending on the
situation, she applied principles of child psychology and vigorous spankings
with equal ferocity.
The sight of him
leaping down from the garden wall prompted her to unleash her fury and the two
attack Dobermans, Hans and Fang.
Don Cordiole was
a dangerous man. He courted his
daughter and disaster.
At her father’s
cold insistence he accepted his fate and her hand.
The Light Brigade
advanced inexorably towards the enemy and into legend and history.
Coming from the
airport, the gossipy cab driver drove me to my hotel and to distraction.
He wore out the
refrigerator door and his welcome.
He brought up the
luggage and an interesting point. - Danny Fahs
He came into money
and her bedroom at just about the same time.
He was consumed by grief and a tiger. - Danny Fahs
The book covered all the great philosophers and a nasty stain on the
coffee table. - Danny Fahs
His socks from his mother were darned carefully and unattractive. - Danny Fahs
He drove her to drink and Cleveland. - Danny Fahs
She flew into a rage, off the handle, and home to Mother. - Danny Fahs
The attendant fueled her desire and her car. - Danny Fahs
Now, he had tasted defeat and seafood salad – Danny Fahs
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