ABSTRACT
Army, force, enemy, men, troops, soldiers, warriors, vanguard, scouts, pickets
Horsemen, cavalry, archers, pike-men, drummers
Banners, flag, standard
Beasts, horses, head, hooves, reins, stirrups
Weapons, swords, scabbards, shields, bows, arrows, pikes, staves, spears, blades
Armour, chain mail, helmets, boots
Shield, cover, defence, protection, barricade, barrier, line, ditch, trench
Stones, rocks, boulders, saplings, logs
Chaos, commotion, confusion, maelstrom
Noise, sounds, racket, cacophony
Horn, trumpet, note, blast
Clash, clatter, clang, twang, whistle, hiss
Groans, moans, yells, screams, shouts, shrieks
Similes/ A single armoured river; like a pack of shuffling beasts; a forest Metaphors of bristling staves
Adjectives Impending, imminent, approaching, advancing
Whole, entire, total
Regular, frequent
Black, dark, shadowy
Single, couple, handful, small, large, hundreds, thousands
Still, frozen, motionless
Menacing, threatening, ominous, murderous
Deadly, lethal, fatal
Armoured, steel-clad
Metal, iron, steel, steely
Low, high, chest-high
Thorny, sharp, barbed, spiky, pointed
Glinting, flashing, flickering, shimmering
Whistling, hissing, rumbling, thudding, thundering
Triumphant, jubilant, victorious, exultant
Well-drilled, practised
Firm, tight
Seething, chaotic, turbulent
Flaring, snorting, squealing, shrieking
Shrill, high, piercing, ear-splitting
Verbs Knew, informed, expected, anticipated
Felt, sensed, detected
Saw, glimpsed, spotted, revealed, watched
Rose, appeared, emerged, wound, climbed, vaulted
Marched, trooped
Arrived, reached, approached, advanced, headed
Gathered, assembled, marshalled
Protected, surrounded, encircled
Instructed, ordered, commanded
Waited, stood, halted
Stationed, positioned
Formed, organised
Led, walked, trotted, ran, cantered, galloped
Ambushed, surprised, trapped, ensnared
Narrowed, closed up, shrunk, contracted
Filled, grew, swelled, bulged, expanded
Disappeared, vanished
Flashed, glinted, glimmered, flickered, shimmered
Blew, swung, fluttered, flapped, billowed
Sounded, blared, echoed
Heard, thundered, thudded, rumbled, exploded
Banged, beat, thumped, rapped
Shattered, pierced, filled, pervaded
Shook, shuddered, juddered
Cleared, removed, hauled
Hammered, pounded, embedded
Covered, hid
Dropped, left, deposited
Muffled, wrapped, enfolded, swathed
Strapped, fastened, secured, lashed
Reached, grabbed, unsheathed, slithered, strung, nocked, planted
Held, gripped, clutched
Overlapped, jammed, rammed
Waved, brandished, flourished, lowered
Thrust, pushed, shoved, poked, jabbed, stabbed
Aimed, pointed, levelled
Challenged, tested
Reined in, wrenched, skidded, halted
Turned, whirled, wheeled away
Darted, raced, rushed, sprinted
Burst, erupted, exploded
Rolled, spun, careered
Bounced, rebounded, ricocheted
Arced, curled, curved
Plunged, plummeted, descended
Met, engaged, fought, struck, hacked, slashed, cut
Thrown, pitched, tossed, propelled
Fell, slumped, crumbled
PHRASES – NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
PHRASES – VERBS
SENTENCES
The whole ridge was black with horsemen – motionless, menacing silhouettes in the gathering dusk.
