I skipped across the pathway towards the bus stop where my friend was waiting.
“Have you heard the news?” I exclaimed.
“Yes, congrats, Team Captain! I brought you a celebratory drink.”
I popped open the can of soda and slurped it down.
How to Up Your Verb Game: Emotion Edition
Writing Cheat Sheet
Verbs are action words that allow us to communicate what characters are doing, thinking or feeling. By simply tweaking our choice of verbs, we can evoke different moods in our writing!
You can experience a whole gamut of feelings–simple emotions like happiness, sadness and anger, and/or more complicated emotions like confusion and fear. To distinguish one emotion from another, use specific verbs to convey your or others' behaviour.
Happiness
Sadness
I
trudgedacross the pathway towards the bus stop where my friend was waiting.“Have you . . . have you heard the news?” I
bawled.“Yes. Look, I got you something to cheer you up.”
I accepted the can of soda and
sippedit dejectedly.Anger
I
stompedacross the pathway towards the bus stop where my friend was waiting.“Have you heard the news?” I
roared.“Drink this and calm down,” he said.
I snatched the can of soda from his hands, and
chuggedit whole.
