He clenched his fists, his anger rising like a storm.

Meaning: This sentence describes a person who is feeling very angry and is about to express it in a forceful way.

Choice of Words: Clenched is a verb that describes the action of tightly closing one's fists. Fists are the tightly closed hands with fingers bent inward. Anger is a noun that refers to the strong feeling of displeasure and hostility. Rising is a verb that describes the increasing intensity of his anger. Storm is a noun that refers to a violent weather disturbance with strong winds and rain.

Alternative Expressions

He clenched his fists, his anger rising like a hurricane.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how someone is feeling very angry and upset. It's like saying, He was so angry that he made his fists and felt like his anger was getting bigger and bigger, like a hurricane.

Choice of Words: Clenched means to make your fists by closing your hands tightly. Anger means the feeling of being mad or upset. Rising means going up, like a hurricane that gets stronger. Hurricane means a very strong wind and rain event that can be even scarier than a storm. When you put them together, "He clenched his fists, his anger rising like a hurricane" means that he was so angry that his fists were clenched and he felt like his anger was getting bigger and stronger, just like a hurricane.

He clenched his fists, his anger boiling like a volcano.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how someone is feeling very angry and upset. It's like saying, He was so angry that he made his fists and felt like his anger was getting bigger and bigger, like a volcano that is about to erupt.

Choice of Words: Clenched means to make your fists by closing your hands tightly. Anger means the feeling of being mad or upset. Boiling means getting very hot and bubbling, like a volcano that is about to erupt. Volcano means a mountain that has a hole in the top and can erupt hot lava and ash. When you put them together, "He clenched his fists, his anger boiling like a volcano" means that he was so angry that his fists were clenched and he felt like his anger was getting bigger and stronger, just like a volcano that is about to erupt.

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