Figurative Language
There was deafening silence.
oxymoron
Heart beating, head spinning, she stood up.
absolutes
"Good night my mother said on the phone."
"Good night," my mother said on the phone.
In a deep dark forest in a distant kingdom there was a mansion house built of warm red stone.
setting
She was a cheetah.
metaphor
The car zoomed into the parking lot.
vivid verb
"no homework" shouted Laura!
"No homework," shouted Laura!
Bang! a plate hit the wall, Crash! a glass shattered on the floor.
action
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
His helmet round and square, was stuck.
Adjectives out of order
"Sam," Tom said let's leave"
"Sam," Tom said, "let's leave.
"Josh get down here right now," yelled mom. I sighed Walking out of my room wondering what I did this time.
dialogue
The ice was as frozen as a rock.
Simile
My hamsters, Chickie and Croutana,
Appositive
"I think your wrong," Sarah Said
I think your wrong," Sarah said.
"You go ask first," whispered Fred as he nudged Frida closer to the kitchen.
"I don't think so," muttered Frida. "They'll know we're up to something if I go in first."
dialogue
My Teddy bear gave me a hug.
Personification
our teachers, Mrs. Rainwater and Mr. Holmquist, are helping us with dialogue.
appositive
"Go to bed," said mom. "I am," I said.
"Go to bed," said mom.
"I am," I said.
The room was loud jammed with a mob of people, with thundering voices.
setting