Are there any good alternatives to "a fire inside" of someone?
I'm trying to express the idea of a character undergoing a realisation, thus feeling an idea along the lines of a "fire being ignited inside of him".
However, I was wondering, are there any better ways to express this? (I feel like the fire metaphor is slightly overused)
Thanks in advance :)
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This depends on what the realisation causes him to do.
1. If the realisation causes him to do something, you could describe the metaphor as:
"The realisation pushed him to act, a spur on his legs"
"The realisation spread through his body turning the keys of his body sending him into a frenzy of motion"
2. If the realisation causes him to have an emotional change, you could describe this as:
"The realisation created a pause, a hidden tension rushing out of his body, water down the tap
"A scream of anguish ripped the air, as a poison, slowly eating away at his heart, released."
3. If the realisation causes him to know something, e.g. a scientific secret, the metaphor could be:
"The realisation hit him, he became Archimedes in his bathtub, for a second."
"The idea spread through his body, over his tongue, and he tasted it, a soft, caramel flavour"
This one is not much different, but I might write, "[Some thing or event] ignited in him a burning desire."
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