So I'm working on an english paper but I've been stuck the past hour on what to do. I'm trying to take my teachers advice by putting in an anaphorism (repeated words or phrases)but I'm having trouble. I'm repeating the phrase "eight months" but I'm stuck on my last sentence. I want to write "Eight months of living hell." but I don't like using the words "hell" even though this describes the point I'm trying to get across perfectly. It's not like me to use words like that though and it makes me nervous to write it in an essay. Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could write instead? I was thinking of just putting "Eight long months" but I don't know if that will sound stupid seeing as I'm stressing the "eight months" part or if it's okay. I'm sorry if this is confusing but if someone could please help me that would be great! Thanks so much!
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"Hell" is acceptable in this context. However, synonyms include misery, despair, hopelessness, devastation, chaos.
It's difficult to comment further without knowing the subject of your paper.
"Eight hellish months" would keep the meaning of what you are trying to say.
You are putting "hell" in the form of an adjective.
Hope this helps.
This past August I needed to have jaw surgery, which takes eight months to recover from. Eight months of having your mouth wired shut. Eight months of swallowing soft, blended foods without chewing or even using your tongue. (Eight long months.) This wasn’t exactly what I had in mind for my junior year.
Just thought I'd give you a better idea as to what I'm talking about! I hope it makes sense to you! Do you think I even need the last "eight months" phrase? I thought it gave it more of a ring with the last one in, but I'm not sure! Thanks for helping me!
You could also remove the parentheses around (Eight long months.} But I would definitely keep this phrase in because it emphasizes the time period.
It's almost impossible for me to comprehend this length of time being in such misery.
Alright so I'll remove the parentheses then & I'll keep the "eight long months" in! Thank you so so much for your help...I was really torn as to what to do! And I like the idea of adding more of a personal tone...I'll try to fix that! Thank you! :)
Thanks again! Have a great night!