Writing with Stardust: The Ultimate Descriptive Guide for students, parents, teachers and writers (40 page)

AUTUMN

AUTUMN             AUTUMN                SOFT                    LOUD                FRUITY
    REDS                  YELLOWS            SOUNDS               SOUNDS            SMELLS

CALM SEA SOUNDS

A dreamy sea has a rhythmic pulse to it unmatched by any other part of nature. It forges its own sounds and kindles its own symphony. The following 50 sentences are an attempt to capture the song of the sea and its steady, throbbing heartbeat.  If you find yourself visualising its glorious vastness, its dreamy surface and straining to hear its metronomic wave music, you may understand why it’s called the fisherman’s friend.

1. The sea was
buzzing
with its dormant strength.

2. The waves were
crawling
gently to the shore.

3. The waves were
creeping
steadily towards us.

4. The
dreamy
sea was its own master.

5. The waves were gently
drenching
the sand.

6. The sea softly
doused
the beach.

7. The waves were carelessly
dribbling
onto the sand.

8. The
ebbing
tide was harmonious.

9. The sea was vaporously
exhaling
its mist.

10. The
flowing
of the tide was languorous.

11. The ocean was
forging
its own sea-song.

12. The
gasping
waves were waiting for full tide.

13. The
groaning
sea was riparian-blue.

14. The
gurgling
waves were metronomic.

15.  The
gushing
waves were comforting.

16. The
humming
of the wave-song beguiled me.

17. The sea was
kindling
its own symphony.

18. The
lapping
waves entranced us.

19. The
murmuring
of the waves was hypnotic.

20. The waves were
oozing
onto the beach.

21. The
palpitating
pulse of the sea was steady and peaceful.

22. The
plinking
of the wave-music was enthralling.

23. The
pulsing
sea was acetylene-blue.

24. The
quivering
sea was hoarding its mighty power.

25. The
quavering
sea harnessed its majesty.

CALM SEA SOUNDS

26. The waves were
rippling
the feather soft sand.

27. The sea spray was
showering
the beach.

28. The
sighing
of the waves was mesmerising.

29. The
simpering
waves had a seductive-blue hue.

30. The
shuddering
waves held back their latent power.

31. The
sleepy
sea was entangled in its own dreams.

32. The
slothful
sea was supine.

33. The sea was moving like a
sluggard
in sleep walk.

34. The
slumbering
sea was best left alone.

35. The
snoozy
sea heaved gently.

36. The
spiralling
sea was rolling with its own majesty.

37. The
splashing
waves were waiting for full tide.

38. The
sprinkling
spray was wraith-white.

39. The
spluttering
waves sounded like a gulping burp.

40. The
swelling
sea suddenly stilled.

41. The sea was
swirling
the seashells.

42. The
symphonious
sea was creating a wave murmur.

43. The
throbbing
sea was leavening like slow-rising dough.

44. The
tintinnabulation
of the sea was musical.

45. The
trembling
sea was plasma-blue.

46. The sea was
twirling
the flotsam around.

47. The
whirling
sea created the wave hum.

48. The
whirring
of the waves was as soft as a lullaby.

49. The
whimpering
of the sea foretold the storm.

50. The mighty
yawning
of the sea didn’t fool us. We knew a Reckoning was coming…..

ANGRY SEA SOUNDS

Just like a snoozy sea can be the fisherman’s friend, a violent sea can be his nautical nemesis. It can simmer in its malice and be raspy and dissonant in its rage. The following 50 sentences attempt to capture the wild majesty of an angry sea.

1. The waves were
bashing
the sullen cliffs.

2. The sea was
battering
the rocky shore.

3. The waves were
beating
against the craggy cliffs.

4. The sea was
belting
the glowering cliffs.

5. The waves were
bludgeoning
the pebble-dashed shore.

6. The sea was
bombarding
the shocked cliffs.

7. The feral sea was
booming
its displeasure.

8. The sea was
bubbling
and hissing.

9. The feckless sea was
buffeting
the cliffs.

10. The
cacophonous
sea was seething with spite.

11. The squally sea was
chafing
at the cliffs.

12. The
clangourous
sea unleashed its savagery.

13. The choppy waves were
clapping
like thunder.

14. The savage sea was
clattering
the shoreline.

15. The stormy waves were
clobbering
the cliffs.

16. The foaming sea was
clubbing
the shore.

17. The cavernous waves were
crushing
the little seashells.

18. The frothy sea was
gnawing
at the cliffs.

19. The lathering sea was
growling
in anger.

20. The ferocious waves were
howling
towards the shore.

21. The boiling sea was
hurtling
the wave tops in its rage.

22. The fierce sea was
lacerating
the cliffs.

23. The maniacal sea was
lathering
itself into frenzy.

24. The wind-tossed sea was
lashing
the cliffs.

25. The wicked waves were
pummelling
the shoreline.

ANGRY SEA SOUNDS

26. The
plunging
sea was brutal in its intensity.

27. The
pounding
sea was buckling the waves.

28. The
roaring
waves were froth-fuelled.

29. The
screaming
of the sea was like a banshee’s wail.

30. The waves were
slapping
furiously at the cliffs.

31. The
slobbering
sea licked hungrily at the cliffs.

32. The
slashing
waves of the tsunami were monstrous.

33. The
slopping
sea chewed angrily at the cliffs.

34. The
sloshing
waves wore away the august cliffs.

35. The
slurping
of the sea was relentless.

36. The
smacking
waves were remorseless.

37. The
smashing
waves were cannibalising the cliffs.

38. The
snarling
waves were froth-white with rage.

39. The sea was
spitting
with its own splenetic anger.

40. The sea was
splashing
in its own bilious rage.

41. The
splattering
waves carved age-old carnage into the cliffs.

42. The sea was
spewing
out its timeless spite.

43. The sea was
stewing
in its bruised-blue hatred.

44. The seething sea was
surging
towards the shore.

45. The vengeful sea was
suppurating
the cliffs.

46. The waves were
walloping
the startled cliffs.

47. The maniacal sea was
whipping
itself into insanity.

48. The tsunami’s giant waves were
whooshing
towards land.

49. The
writhing
sea was demonic in its intensity.