If a siren's song lures sailors to stay (okay, by drowning), what kind of song lures people away?
How would you describe the song played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin? Is there a word for it?
Any help is appreciated.
It's a quiet day with rain and melting snow and the manuscript, another combing through for the right word, the right image.
But a thesaurus and a dictionary will get me only so far.
Where do you look when you need to find the right reference?
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disonnance - the sound vibrating away from each other - the musical equivalent to fingernails on a chalkboard. Of course there is also the homophone of Sirens which warn people away.
The pied piper's music "entranced" "enrapt" . . .
Just my two cents. Hope it helps.
Thanks, Dawn. You've drawn me toward another idea--maybe instead of a new word, I need a whole new image, a new way to think of this.
Exploring now...
Maybe some kind of musical repellent. Like anything my husband would sing to annoy me.
Hah! That's hilarious. Thanks for the idea.
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