"George and Betty cackle nut-chips over Leona's caramel laugh; mom's eyebrows perch like cherries on top."
(I want to know your idea about this sentence, that how do these laughs sound like?what kind of laugh is a caramel laugh?Thank you.)
2007-04-07 00:44:43 · 6 answers · asked by ROYA R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
As stated in the www.rhymezone.com definition, the word "cackle" describes "a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle."
A caramel laugh isn't a phrase that I've heard before, nor that I can locate in any dictionary.
My theory is, the nut-chips and the caramel is all metaphorical. George and Betty's laugh is being represented by hypothetical "nut-chips" that are being added to Leona's already present laugh, represented by the hypothetical "caramel."
And mom, her facial expression just adds to the whole scene being described here. The saying "cherry on top" refers to the finisher. Similar to the saying, "the icing on the cake."
Leona is laughing, George and Betty add to the laughter, and then mom completes the scene by raising her eyebrows.
2007-04-07 00:56:26 · answer #1 · answered by K e L 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think whoever wrote this has real talent - I mean it. It has a confident and fun attitude towards words, and it doesn't depend on cliches.
Of course you could get self-indulgent and overdo it with this kind of style, and I wouldn't want to read a whole book pitched at EXACTLY this level, but frankly it's not bad at all.
Caramel laugh means kind of gurgly and sweet, but really smooth as well. It's a nice piece of writing. Eyebrows like cherries on top - that's a winner too. Nope, whoever wrote this - keep it up, you've got a book in you.
Oh, maybe you could tell us where it came from and who wrote it. I'm curious now. You can drop me a line if you don't want to go public. I'll do that for you...
2007-04-07 07:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a candied apple. Cackle is a sound birds make and caramel is sticky, gooey and sweet. Mom's response "tops" the dessert like on a sundae? It's a little over the top, I think.
2007-04-07 08:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by timcote7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How does someone cackle nut-chips?
The only image I get is someone choking on nuts.
I get the caramel laugh (sweet) and the cherries metaphors, but the nut-chips are throwing me. The complete metaphor won't work without it.
2007-04-07 11:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by Nathan D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
caramel laugh here writer s brilliance in describing the gals laugh...its sweet n elegant ...usually ths type laugh has mild sound like a crackles from violin.....its a beautiful sentence...
eye brow usually goes up whn u laugh...here indicates good laugh in her face tht it goes up like a cherry top which is wider thn the bottom..... got it.....
2007-04-07 07:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by SARATH C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are laughing? (I didn't know). Eyebrows like cherries?
Sugar, this just doesn't make sense. Sorry.
2007-04-07 07:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋