<span>The picture frame, which we bought at a flea market, fell apart when we tried to hang it.</span>
Tapping is an onomatopoeia.
By showing rather than telling,
And when I say showing I mean giving a setting or explaining an expression, instead of just saying “she’s mad” the author could say “her eyebrows wrinkle, and her eyes stare into mine as if she’s looking through my soul”.