Ray Bradbury: Short Stories
In “A Sound of Thunder,” Reread Bradbury’s description of Tyrannasourus rex. What words and phrases convey its terrifying force?
From the text:
It came on great oiled, resilient, striding legs. It towered thirty feet above half of the trees, a great evil god, folding its deli- cate watchmaker’s claws close to its oily reptilian chest.