Figurative Language
Brushstrokes
Dialogue
SAD openers
100

She is as slow as a turtle.

Simile

100

where is the food!' said mom

"Where is the food?" said mom.

100

The beach was sunny, and warm.

Setting

200

I am so hungry, I could eat a dinosaur.

Hyperbole

300

The chair just stood there, waiting for someone to sit on it.

Personification

300

The ocean howled as the waves were hitting the shore.

Vivid verbs

300

The way the waves hit the shore, the way they pulled you into the water, you would never see them again if they dared to go near the ocean!

Action

400

Another Animal in a house full of ants.

Alliteration

400

"what is the color of the sky?,,, Asked her dad

'What is the color of the sky?" asked her dad

500

The puppy was so pretty, it almost looked pretty ugly.

Oxymoron

500

"When is is Halloween?' asked her neighbor.

''When is Halloween?" asked her neighbor.

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