Now we look at particular words and sentences which can be compared to musical notes and phrases. Abstract is seldom as effective as concrete detail. Words like beautiful, pretty, wonderful, sky, earth, heaven, nice, sexy are overused to the point that most of us don't know exactly what they mean anymore. I want to grab her. Metaphorical, but not vague.
Verbs are the bringers of life.
I must choose them with care. Continued use of passive verbs can suck the vitality from a narrative. The past has been established. Continued repetition dulls the prose. Other factors to analyze are consistency of tense, voice, mood, and tone.