“He was red faced, burly and plethoric” Flashcards

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Each of the adjectives used in the phrase carries a specific connotation. For example, “red-faced” implies anger or frustration, “burly” implies strength and power, and “plethoric” implies excess or overindulgence.

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“He was red faced,

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burly and plethoric”

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“He was red faced, burly and plethoric” how could you use it as a antithesis’s to Holmes

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‘Holmes is hawk like”

like a bird very mobile in contrast to Athelney jones who is the opposite and is a large man not fit to be chasing criminals

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