The darkness felt like a heavy blanket, suffocating all life.

Meaning: This means that the darkness was so thick and heavy that it felt like it was covering and smothering everything, making it hard to breathe and live.

Choice of Words: Blanket means a soft, thick piece of cloth that is used to keep someone warm in bed. Suffocating means causing someone to feel unable to breathe. Life means the existence of an individual or organism.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The tiny flicker of light danced in the suffocating darkness.
• The faint glimmer of light pierced the suffocating darkness.
• Silence filled the room like a heavy blanket.
• The silence of the night was like a heavy blanket.
• Darkness filled the sky like a blanket.
• Darkness enveloped her like a blanket.
• The warm hug felt like a cozy blanket.
• Love embraced all like a cozy, comforting blanket.
• The darkness enveloped the sleeping town, a blanket of tranquility.
• Nightfall brought a blanket of darkness to the earth.