taking the 'ordinary' and making it extra-ordinary, whereas it is not ordinary at all. 

'Her eyes betrayed her. 
She shied away, her emotions as raw as the sharp edge of a kitchen knife. She took her pain and stabbed it into the table, scattering the silver-wear that had been used daily in their everyday lives. 
That which had been so precious - taken for granted, was now tarnished beyond repair; ........'