In other words, describing things from first principles...assuming that anyone reading your work has only a very limited understanding of the world and no pre-conceptions at all.

These definitions I've found are from a poem by Craig Raine called 'A Martian Sends A Postcard Home,'

'Mist is when the sky is tired of flight.'
'Rain is when the earth is television.'
'Time is tied to the wrist.'
'At night, all the colours die.'

This style of poetry is actually called Martian Poetry and is very effective at creating striking and startling imagery - I suppose that's why I use it a lot in my own work and as the basis for exercises in my poetry workshops.

Mark Viduka...
"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league"

Ronaldo...
"We lost because they scored more goals than us"

Paul Gascoigne...
"I've had 14 bookings this season, 8 of which were my fault, but 7 were definitely down to other people"

Mark Draper...
"I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona."

Peter Shilton...
"You've got to believe that you're going to win until the final whistle blows and you've lost"

Ian Wright...
"Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match."

Ian Wright...
"It took a lot of bottle for Tony Adams to admit to being an alcoholic"

Ade Akinbiyi...
"I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My immediate reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there
playing."

Ian Rush...
"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country"

Interviewer: 'Would it be fair to describe you as a volatile player?
David Beckham: "Well, I can play in the centre, or on the right"

Steve Lomas...
"Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out
there today"

David Beckham...
"My parents have been there for me, ever since I was seven"