The Phantom Tollbooth is a fantasy novel about a young boy named Milo who was always unsettled and unable to find purpose in life. One day, a mysterious tollbooth appears and transports him to a life of magic, adventure, and wonder.
The Phantom Tollbooth Figurative Language examples - idiom, personification
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"Ladies and..."
I can't say that I think much of your choice.
"The duke here can make mountains out of molehills. The minister splits hairs. The count makes hay while the sun shines. The earl leaves no stone unturned."
"The late-afternoon sunlight leaped lightly from leaf to leaf, slid along branches and down trunks, and dropped finally to the ground in warm, luminous patches."
"I didn't know that I was going to have to eat my words."