Craft Moves 1
"Stepping into a new semester is a breath of fresh air." This is an example of:
METAPHOR
"OMG that spider is bigger than my freakin' head." This is an example of:
HYPERBOLE
"The stars winked at the astronomers." This is an example of:
PERSONIFICATION
"The cabinet opened with a distinct creak." This is an example of:
ONOMATOPOEIA
"Body-wracking sobs from the prison cell echoed throughout the corridors of the Tower of London. Gray fog and drizzle crept into the dark corners of the cell and the torches sputtered casting writhing shadows on the brick walls". This is an example of:
IMAGERY
"The book whispered secrets to her." This is an example of:
PERSONIFICATION
"They opened the can of creamed corn carefully." This is an example of:
ALLITERATION
I was a liar; a cheater; a manipulator; a fat, happysad, bald-headed black boy with a heart murmur; and according to you and the white girl I lied to every day, I was a good dude".
DIY words
"My teacher is so old, she personally knew Shakespeare." This is an example of:
HYPERBOLE
"Mr. Wong wept woefully when he witnessed his students' wimpy work." This is an example of:
(it's a joke!!!) ALLITERATION
"After Ms. Lajeunesse announced the first evaluation date, the room grew deafeningly silent." This is an example of:
OXYMORON
"Mr. Lajeunesse's classroom is like a prison." This is an example of:
(please say a joke) SIMILE
"Chocolate was her Achilles' heel." This is an example of:
ALLUSION
She's been running for who knows how long, and it starts to get dark. It's metaphor-darkness, but it's also just the truth".
Hyphenated words
"She's got that Mona Lisa smile." This is an example of:
ALLUSION
"A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat." This is an example of:
PUN
"Life is an adventure... Dare it. Life is a love... Enjoy it. Life is a tragedy... Face it. Life is a struggle... Fight it. Life is a promise... Fulfill it." This is an example of:
ANAPHORA
"It was an open secret that those two had been dating for three years." This is an example of:
OXYMORON
“The depressed person was in terrible and unceasing emotional pain, and the impossibility of sharing or articulating this pain was itself a component of the pain and a contributing factor in its essential horror" (David Foster Wallace). This is an example of:
REPETITION
"The inspirational idea was planted in his mind by a great mentor years ago." This is an example of:
METAPHOR
"I was jealous of how he watched Hazel drinking in her music like water and tasting how she dissolved herself in it like a sugar cube"...is an example of this craft move?
SYNESTHESIA
"Mike's bike has bright, white stripes." This is an example of:
ASSONANCE
"I love studying geology. It rocks." This is an example of:
PUN
It turns out that Mr. Green—a man I always suspected—was the true culprit. This is an example of:
Em dash (—)
Well...she was wearing a clown costume...with giant red shoes...at the funeral.
ELLIPSES