Exercise 2

Select three powerful words or phrases from this paragraph. Your choices should include imagery and explain how each word or phrase is used effectively in the context.

Tips: Remember to start with a topic sentence to sum up the paragraph above before moving on to your analysis. Write about 100 – 150 words.

Straight at the man, Bulk launched his one hundred and forty pounds of fury. In midair, just as his jaws were about to close on the man, the man advanced and deliberately dealt him a brutal blow on the nose. Rage ran red through his brain and with a roar, he again hurled himself at the man.