ABSTRACT
Castle, citadel, keep, fortress, fort, stronghold, fortification
Forest, wood, trees, fields, bogs, marshes
Sea, river, stream
Cliffs, mountains, hills, valley
Moat, knives, spikes, rubbish, filth, bridge, drawbridge
Tower, watchtower, drum tower, turret, barbican, gatehouse
Portcullis, doors, gates, postern gate, sally port
Entrance, archway
Rivets, struts, spikes
Wall, curtain wall, battlements, ramparts, parapet, wall-walk, walkway, merlon, embrasure
Sides, corner, edge
Arrow slits, portholes, murder holes
Courtyard, bailey, ward
Roof, spires, minarets, domes, statues
Alarm, bells, horn, bugle, drums, chant, prayers, shouts, cheers
Lights, torch, torchlight, shadows
Tar, oil, pitch, lead, fire, water
Guards, sentries, armour, lances, javelins, spears, crossbows, bows, arrows, shields, swords
Attack, onslaught
Machines, engines, weapons, ballista, belfry, siege engine, tower, catapult, trebuchet, mangonel, battering ram, cannon, hwachas, ladders, pole arms
Wheels, carriage, arm, beam, fulcrum, head, bucket, pouch, sling, chains, ropes, poles, levers, pulleys, weights
Shelter, protection, tortoise, gallery, shed
Plates, hides, skins, wool, vinegar, urine
Missiles, objects, stones, rocks, boulders, sticks, dung, bodies, heads, animals, snakes, disease
Pieces, fragments, shards, shrapnel, debris, rubble, dust
Twang, ripple, creak, rattle, shriek, whistle
Smell, stench, reek
Hole, gap, breach
Similes/ Statues like pieces on a chessboard; enormous rocks the size Metaphors of barrels; great, spoon-like arm; frightful, wooden beast; like
huge crossbows; head shaped like a raven; bronze beak; thrust like a sword; as sharp as needles; thrust like a mailed fist; as dark as flint
Adjectives Outer, inner, front, back, side
Northern, southern, eastern, western
Round, square, rectangular, bowl-shaped, spoon-like, curved, crooked, winding
Narrow, wide, long, steep, sheer, low, deep, shallow
Solid, hollow
Metal, iron, iron-tipped, iron-bound, iron-covered, wood, wooden, marble, glass
Dark-clad, armoured
High, towering, hulking, soaring
Red, white, silver, gilded
Dark, black, grey, grim
Frightful, forbidding, menacing, sinister, eerie, macabre
Ferocious, dangerous, treacherous
Large, huge, giant, enormous, massive, immense, gigantic
Rough, rutted, jagged, spiked, needle-sharp
Dry, filthy, foul, slime-filled, foul-smelling
Deadly, lethal, murderous, venomous, destructive
Vile, severed, dead, poisonous, disease-ridden
Flickering, glinting, flaring, flashing
Many, several, lots, numerous, hundreds, thousands
Random, regular, systematic
Verbs Marched, moved, advanced, swept
Saw, spotted, glimpsed, made out, caught sight of, revealed
Warned, alerted, signalled
Rose, soared, spiralled, erupted, reared, thrust, pierced
Loomed, stretched, blocked, shadowed, brooded
Surrounded, encircled, enclosed, ringed
Protected, defended, shielded, guarded
Built, constructed, erected, assembled
Stood, perched
Led, ran, curved, weaved
Located, set, positioned, situated
Lined, flanked, edged, bordered
Dotted, studded, peppered, interspersed
Topped, crowned, capped
Strengthened, fitted with, reinforced, fortified
Sunk, inserted, fixed, lodged, embedded
Rang, tolled, chimed, pealed
Watched, viewed, observed, surveyed
Raised, lifted, lowered, shut, locked, barred, sealed
Posted, placed, positioned, stationed, deployed
Stood, manned, marched, patrolled
Wielded, brandished
Hid, concealed, camouflaged
Prepared, poised
Shaped, moulded, sculpted
Thrust, aimed, directed, trained, levelled
Dangled, hung, suspended, swung, swayed
Dragged, hauled, heaved, yanked, lugged
Sent, tossed, flung, scattered, showered, sprayed, spattered
Shook, shivered, shuddered, juddered
Cracked, crushed, crumbled, splattered, flattened, collapsed
Resisted, withstood
Surged, poured, rushed, streamed
Covered, sheltered
Prevented, stopped
Glistened, glimmered, glinted
Soaked, dipped, doused, rinsed
Stuffed, filled, packed
Gaped, opened, yawned
Fixed, attached, fastened, bolted
Loaded, stacked, piled, extended
Mounted, launched, attacked, assaulted
Released, discharged, ejected
Hurled, pitched, hurtled, propelled
Battered, pounded, punched, hammered, crashed, slammed, pummelled, rattled
Rained, hailed, dropped, descended, plunged, plummeted
Echoed, beat, rang, chanted, prayed, shouted, cheered, jeered
PHRASES – NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
PHRASES – VERBS
such a machine Covered in metal plates on three sides Gaped from the front of the machine Covered with skins
SENTENCES
Every so often, a spire pierced the sky, alerting them that they were within sight of the watchtowers.
