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Originally Posted by navi tasan Are these noun phrases acceptable:
1-The hammers of his fists (meaning "his fists which are (like) hammers" as in: "He will fight back with the hammers of his fists.")
2-The gems of her eyes (meaning: "her eyes which are (like) gems" and not "the gems that are (shine) in her eyes" which is a possible meaning of the phrase. "Tears welled up in the gems of her eyes.")
3-The sickle of the moon (meaning "the moon which is (like) a sickle" not "the sickle that belongs to the moon")
4-The lightening bolt of his angry gaze |
I don't think the first three work very well. That is not the normal way to create simile or metaphor. The fourth is far superior.