Model: The gallows stood in a small yard, separate from the main grounds of the prison and overgrown with tall prickly weeds. Imitation: The man sat on the bench, away from the middle of the park and shrouded in a cloud of his own self-pity.
Model: The real art that dealt with life directly was that of the first men who told their stories round the savage camp-fire. Imitation: The monster that frightens men, women, and children alike is an idea that will change the world.
Model: If one must worship a bully, it is better that he should be a policeman than a gangster. Imitation: If one must choose an evil of sorts, it is better to be the lesser of these options.
Model: He went through the narrow alley of Temple Bar quickly, muttering to himself that they could all go to hell because he was going to have a good night of it. Variation: He was going to have a good night, he muttered after he went through the narrow alley of Temple Bar and began to himself that they all could go to hell. Expression: They all can go to hell because I’m going to have a good night was all that they heard as he quickly shuffled through the narrow alley of the Temple Bar.
Posted by zwic7726 on December 9, 2008
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