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there is a new president now that they shot the wrong dinosaur.
A sound of thunder can refer to both the booming noise of the dinosaur and the shot that Travis fires that kills Eckels at the end of the story. As an expression, 'the sound of thunder', as described in the essay linked below, written or spoken is used to illustrate the power of something coming as the sound of thunder foretells a coming storm.
Thunder is the sound of lightning, because lightning moves faster then sound it takes a few seconds for the sound to catch up. So there is no sound of thunder, thunder is just the sound of lightning.
Thunder is the sound of lightning, because lightning moves faster then sound it takes a few seconds for the sound to catch up. So there is no sound of thunder, thunder is just the sound of lightning.
A Sound of Thunder was released on 09/02/2005.
the thunder of a dinosaur's roar and the thunder of gunfire
"Brontosaurus" means thunder lizard. However, the name Brontosaurus is an invalid dinosaur name. The name Brontosaurus arose from the misidentification of another dinosaur, Apatosaurus. So, technically, Brontosaurus did not even exist, but its name does mean thunder lizard which I believe comes from the Latin word "tonitrus".
there is a new president now that they shot the wrong dinosaur.
A sound of thunder can refer to both the booming noise of the dinosaur and the shot that Travis fires that kills Eckels at the end of the story. As an expression, 'the sound of thunder', as described in the essay linked below, written or spoken is used to illustrate the power of something coming as the sound of thunder foretells a coming storm.
A simile in "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury is the description of the Tyrannosaurus rex being compared to "an avalanche" as it charges towards Eckels and the other characters. This comparison helps create a vivid image of the dinosaur's size, power, and ferocity.
The Apatosaurus. Apato (Thunder) - Saurus (Lizard).
The brontosaurus was referred to as a thunder lizard.Apatosaurus is sometimes referred to as the thunder lizard.
Thunder is the sound of lightning, because lightning moves faster then sound it takes a few seconds for the sound to catch up. So there is no sound of thunder, thunder is just the sound of lightning.
The brontosaurus was referred to as a thunder lizard.Apatosaurus is sometimes referred to as the thunder lizard.
The word brontophobia means an abnormal fear of thunder. It has nothing to do with dinosaurs, however, the dinosaur name brontosaurus means thunder lizard, so in both cases there is a linguistic link to thunder.
The Sound of Thunder was created in 1981.
A Sound of Thunder was created in 1952.