SAD openers
In a deep, dark forest in a distant kingdom, there was a mansion built of warm red stone. Within its walls lived a beautiful young girl. Her name was…Cinderella
Setting
the pavilion was a simple city, long and rectangular
Adjectives out of order
we have a test?" asked Brian
"we have a test?" asked Brian
As free as a bird
simile
“CINDERELLA!” yelled her stepmother. “Get down here this instant – silly girl!” Cinderella sighed and wondered what they wanted this time.
Dialogue
Stars winking in front of his eyes, he grabbed the top of the hat to pull it off and felt something hard beneath it.
Absolutes
I have no idea what I’m doing Jeff explained.
“I have no idea what I’m doing,” Jeff explained
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
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
The Pavilion was a simple city, long and rectangular
Adjectives Out-of-Order
how long is the hike ray asked
"how long is the hike ray?" asked
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
Bang the cat knocked down the plate, that glass shattered jimmy sighed
Action
The result was spectacular. The voltage hit his wet mouth like a sledge and stiffened him like a poker. He snarled, growling deeper, and tried to hang on, but the jolt was too powerful and slammed him back and down on his rump.
Vivid Verbs
What, Phil asked in his confusion.
“What?” Phil asked in his confusion.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
Face sweating, legs pumping, the boy sailed through the crowd of runners and streaked across the rain-soaked finish line.
Action
I could smell Mama, crisp and starched, plumping my pillow.
Adjectives Out-of-Order
What? Phil asked in his confusion
"What?” Phil asked in his confusion
Her eyes are stars shining in the sky.
Metaphor