Could you please explain me some of these words?
"This was already a lie, because if God truly had broken the mold for Niall, He’d made Himself a knockoff twenty years later to craft Ronan and his two brothers, Declan and Matthew. The three brothers were nothing if not handsome copies of their father, although each flattered a different side of Niall. Declan had the same way of taking a room and shaking its hand. Matthew’s curls were netted with Niall’s charm and humor. And Ronan was everything that was left: molten eyes and a smile made for war".
break the mold=change everything?
knockoff=copy?
What does it mean: "taking a room and shaking its hand"? How can a room have a hand? Or maybe there is a special meaning?
P. S. Text from M. Stifwater "Dream thieves"
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To break the mold for someone means he is unique; there's no one else like him. Imagine creating a clay figure from a mold and then breaking the mold so that no other copies can be made. A knockoff is a copy, although it's often used to mean a lower-quality copy than the original. Someone who is capable of "taking a room and shaking its hand" is probably someone very friendly and extroverted, who gets along well with everyone. In a room full of people, this sort of person mingles and makes friends easily.
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"taking a room and shaking its hand" is poetic language we call personification. We take a non-human thing and give it human qualities.
In this case the room has glands and Declan shakes its hand. This implies that Declan has the ability to draw the attention of the crowd. When he walks into the room everyone will look at him and admire him, like he is greeting everyone at the same time.
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