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"I could eat the whole field," said Grandpa Joe, grinning with delight.
Hyperbole
"I could eat the whole field," said Grandpa Joe, grinning with delight.
Grandpa is hungry.
"Mom, please say yes and I'll never ask for another thing as long as I live!"
hyperbole
"Mom, please say yes and I'll never ask for another thing as long as I live!"
The kid wants something really bad.
What does the P in TPACAST stand for?
paraphrase
Fortunately, the bumps made it noisy. Otherwise, Claudia would have worried for fear the driver could hear her heart, for it sounded to her like their electric percolator brewing the morning's coffee. She didn't like keeping her head down so long.
simile
Fortunately, the bumps made it noisy. Otherwise, Claudia would have worried for fear the driver could hear her heart, for it sounded to her like their electric percolator brewing the morning's coffee. She didn't like keeping her head down so long.
Compares the sound of her heart beat to the percolator (coffee maker).
I found a huge error in my math, so I had to go back to square one and try again.
idiom
I found a huge error in my math, so I had to go back to square one and try again.
The person had to start all over again.
What does the C in TPCASTT stand for?
Connotation
But when the wind blows through the Golden Gate, the men cling to the girders like caterpillars on a branch.
simile
But when the wind blows through the Golden Gate, the men cling to the girders like caterpillars on a branch.
The men are holding on very tight.
She was quite the Cinderella in that dress.
allusion
She was quite the Cinderella in that dress.
She is beautiful.
What does the A in TPCASTT stand for?
And so it was, a huge mansion crouching in the middle of formal gardens.
personification
And so it was, a huge mansion crouching in the middle of formal gardens.
The mansion is hidden.
The clang of the bell sent me into a panic as I was not finished with my exam.
onomatopoeia
The clang of the bell sent me into a panic as I was not finished with my exam.
Clang describes the sound the bell makes.
What does the S in TPCASTT stand for?
shift
As I held my breath and swam deeper, the silence of the water surrounded me and called to me, drawing my body through its dreamy calm.
personification
As I held my breath and swam deeper, the silence of the water surrounded me and called to me, drawing my body through its dreamy calm.
The water made him feel calm and wanted to stay there.
It was hard to wrap my head around spending that much money.
idiom
It was hard to wrap my head around spending that much money.
Hard to understand
What do all of the Ts in TPCASTT stand for?
T - Title (given)
T - Theme
T - Title (new)