Question

Whats the grossest thing youve ever heard or seen ?

Answer 1

A while back my family lived in a house with a pool. One hot summer day my mother requested that I help her clean out the filter. We pulled off the cover and inside was a dead bird. It must have been there for several days because its guts were starting to pour out. I had to hold my breath so I wouldn’t get a whiff of the decaying bird. My mother instantly became nauseous and there was no way my little sister was touching the bird so my mother went and got a plastic grocery bag and I had to lift the limp wet bird out of the filter.

Answer 2

The grossest things might include vivid literary descriptions of a predator-filled veldt and a tumultuous battlefield, both of which employ sensory details and metaphors to paint distressing images.

The excerpts provided depict vivid and potentially distressing imagery, which could be considered some of the 'grossest things' ever encountered in literature. The first excerpt uses sensory details to describe a 'hot straw smell of lion grass' and the 'strong dried blood smell of the animals', creating a vivid but discomforting picture of a wild and potentially dangerous environment in the veldt. The second excerpt paints a grim picture of war with 'dark earth and wire with gusts from hell' and 'strangled horror' of the battlefield, which could leave a strong impression on the reader. Both examples leverage the power of words to convey scenes that are intense and could be considered repulsive, illustrating how effective descriptive writing can evoke a wide range of emotions, including disgust.