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Q&A Describing something that doesn't exist

It looks like a fish bowl had a baby with a bike helmet. Images, not adjectives, are what you need to describe something that does not look like anything conventional. You won't get close to the de...

posted 6y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:37:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/35479
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:37:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
It looks like a fish bowl had a baby with a bike helmet. Images, not adjectives, are what you need to describe something that does not look like anything conventional. You won't get close to the details -- words are not good at imparting physical details, they are good at recalling images that the reader already has in mind. The best you can hope for is to get an general impression by juxtaposing images that the reader is already familiar with.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-25T02:35:27Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 4