brushstrokes
The dog, a German Shepard, barked at me
Appositives
Break a leg
Idiom
What time is it." asked my mom.
"What time is it?" asked my mom.
In a deep, dark forest in a distant kingdom there was a mansion built of warm red stone.
Setting
Feet running, the dog ran around the yard
Absolutes
POW!
Onomatopoeia
How old are you? I asked
"How old are you?" I asked.
BANG! A plate hit the wall, CRASH! A glass shattered on the floor.
Action
The bull, large and angry, bull charged at me
Adjectives Out of Order
His teeth were as yellow as the sun
Simile
"Thank you, she said
"Thank you," she said.
"Aria!" yelled her mom. "Get down here right now!"
Dialogue
I dashed to the finish line
Vivid Verbs
The dog waved to his owner
Personification
do you want to play soccer? my brother asked me.
"Do you want to play soccer?" my brother asked.
Face sweating, legs pumping, the boys sailed through the crowd of runners and streaked across the rain-soaked finish line.
Action
My sister, Zayla, ran to the bus stop
Appositives
I'm so hungry I could eat a million horses
Hyperbole
"when is your birthday, she asked.
"When is your birthday?" she asked.
The big yellow sun shone on the beautiful blue ocean. The tall palm trees hung overhead as I walked across the white sand.
Setting