SAD Openers
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BANG! A plate hit the wall, CRASH! A glass shattered on the floor. Cinderella sat on the stairs and sighed... her sisters were fighting again.
Action
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"I don't know what to do" reckoned Jimmy to his teacher.
"I don't know what to do," reckoned Jimmy to his teacher.
What type of figurative language is this?
Break a leg.
Simile
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Alice, my friend from the play is coming over to my house next weekend.
Appositive
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Face sweating, legs pumping, the boy sailed through the crowd of runners and streaked across he rain-soaked finish line.
Action
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"I love cake," Said Millie
"I love cake," said Millie.
What type of figurative language is this?
My teddy bear gave me a warm hug.
Personification
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His heart beating very fast, Harry stood listening to the chilly silence.
Absolutes
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It was the perfect day for hiking! The Sun neatly tucked behind the clouds. I felt the crunch of the dry colorful leaves underneath my boots. I heard the birds chirping and the occasional hiker behind me.
Setting
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"The story" our teacher said "is twist of an old tale."
"The story," our teacher said, "is twist of an old tale."
What is an oxymoron?
An oxymoron is when something is described using contradictory terms.
What are vivid verbs?
"Colorful" of descriptive verbs that enhance your story or allow you to paint a more vivid picture of the action.
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Rushing through the autumn leaves, the petite caterpillar crawled away into the sunlight grassy backyard.
Setting
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iPad are the wave of the future declared Maria.
"iPad are the wave of the future," declared Maria.
What type of figurative language is this?
She is as busy as a bee.
Metaphor
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The Pavilion was a simple city, long and rectangular.
Adjectives out-of-order
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"MARSHA!" yelled her mom.
"Get down here this instant, silly girl," she sighed and the wondered what she did this time.
Dialouge
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Vashti looked at her watch and then said, "it's getting late we can surely meet up another time!"
Vashti looked at her watch and then said, "It's getting late we can surely meet up another time!"
What type of figurative language is this?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
What is an appositive?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. It also provides more information about the noun before it. Often starts with an/a or a proper noun.
Ex: During the first week of 4th grade, Ms. Parker, our teacher, made Eric and I cookie monitors.