Crooked, rancid beating of heart
Dear All,
could you, please, help to understand what "crooked, rancid beating of heart" looks like?
This is from the book "Lost Carousel of Provence" by J. Blacwell
" Besides, he preferred the desolation of his father’s once-beautiful
childhood home. It suited his own bleak interior. The remnants of old
leather-bound books and Turkish rugs underfoot—marred by rodent
droppings and mold—seemed to embody the faded aspirations of his
soul. The useless ticking of the massive grandfather clock, missing its
hands, reflected the crooked, rancid beating of his heart. "
Thank you very much for the answer!
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Kristina Lukosevice could you, please, help to understand what "crooked, rancid beating of heart" looks like? Nine of the 61 words there are adjectives, about 15%, and that's not counting those in the multi-word nouns like "rodent droppings". The writer is just shoveling in adjectives she thinks will lend to the mood without regard for imagery or sense.
- Kristina Lukosevice could you, please, help to understand what "crooked, rancid beating of heart" looks like?
- Nine of the 61 words there are adjectives, about 15%, and that's not counting those in the multi-word nouns like "rodent droppings".
- The writer is just shoveling in adjectives she thinks will lend to the mood without regard for imagery or sense.
- I wouldn't look for anything more.
- That said, a charitable interpretation might make "crooked, rancid" hypallage, his life crooked, his soul rancid.
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Kristina Lukosevicecould you, please, help to understand what "crooked, rancid beating of heart" looks like?
Nine of the 61 words there are adjectives, about 15%, and that's not counting those in the multi-word nouns like "rodent droppings". The writer is just shoveling in adjectives she thinks will lend to the mood without regard for imagery or sense. I wo
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