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When to Use "P" Sounds

to show unbending authority, bureaucracy and the law

for a character who prides himself in his masculinity

for eortic scenes with male action

for a display of power and pompousness

for a firm patriarchal society

"P" for authority and pride:

power, principle, parilament, empire, approve, impose, president, prelate, prefect, emperor, empress, pastor, priest, prince, pontiff, patriarch, parade, palace, portal, pose, display, pomp, peacock, prance, preen, pretend, imposter, importance, impress

"P" sounds for judgement and punishment:

police, penalty, punishment appraisal, probe, oppose, probate, approve, passport, apprehend, appeal, troop, platoon, deploy, poll, parish, population, protocol, parochial, position, plead, process, prison

"P" for stick-like objects:

pole, pile, pillar, pilaster, peak, pike, spear, poke, pierce, prong, push, pin, prick, penetrate, point, penis, patriarchy, paternal, progenitor

Other thematically unrelated words:

apply, park, perk, pug, puppy, posy, plug, apple, pear, grap apricot, peach, painting, portrait, picture, people, ping, peg, gape, lip, ship, pen, pulse, parchment, palaver, ploy, ape, sap, tap, sip, tip, pillow, pirouette, pry, ploy, slip, plant, peek, peer, nape, plate, platinum, planet, ship, rip, spin, wasp, lamp, ample, shape

When to Use "R" Sounds

when you want to achieve a fast pace in your writing

when a character is in a great hurry and moving fast

for fight scenes

for chases and escapes

"R" sounds for fast-paced scenes:

hurry, rush, race, rapid, scurry, rip, flurry, run

Other thematically unrelated words:

thrust, ring, roll, red, rage, pare, pour, pore, riot, sore, sure, sire, bray, risk, rebel, round, rust, retch, rasp, rut, car, carriage, cry, arc, arch, rant

"R" and "K" sounds combined for high tension:

crack, rack, rock, rookie, rake, strike, stroke, crotch, cur, curb, court, torque, crop, cry, trick, trap

In my previous post, we talked about how the "B" sound can evoke a sense of brutality. On the other hand, the "b" sound can be used to add comedic effect.

When to use "b" sounds

In funny scenes

When writing slapstick and comedy

To show a drunken or clumsy person's movements

To hint at a character's obesity without spelling it out

To emphasize the plumpness or roundness of objects

For scenes of brutal violence

Words with comedic element:

bumble, stumble, bungle, slob, jumble, fumble, embarrass, imbibe, blush, shambles, slobber, gobble, bolb, burlesque, gamboll, buffon

Words that hint at round shapes:

ball, globe, barrel, tub, knob, basket, baggy, billow, bubble, bowl, breast, bosom, bust, butt, belly, big, abs, flabby, obese

Other related words:

badger, rub, snub, stub, bicker, drab, habit, body, broom, hob, gob, robe, ramble, amble, bone, begin, rubber, boat, bald, boil, baby, barge, bundle, brown, blue, bow, browse, object

20 Surefire Ways You Can Evoke The Right Mood In Your Readers By Leigh Holland In the field of linguistics, scientists study the effects of words on those who read or hear them, as well as which words produce the most and least pleasing sounds, determining which words are therefore more likely to survive the passage of time. When we see an image or object and associate the word describing it…

20 Surefire Ways You Can Evoke The Right Mood In Your Readers

20 Surefire Ways You Can Evoke The Right Mood In Your Readers

By Leigh Holland

In the field of linguistics, scientists study the effects of words on those who read or hear them, as well as which words produce the most and least pleasing sounds, determining which words are therefore more likely to survive the passage of time.

When we see an image or object and associate the word describing it…