Figurative Language
I was as fast as the flash
simile
The Screen, Huge and Loud, Was playing a sports game.
adjectives Out Of Order
We have a play?" asked Joe.
"We have a play?" asked Joe.
The sun beamed on the Golden sand. The water as blue as the sky. The trees waving in the wind.
setting
Bang! The pan hit the floor
onomatopoeia
He scared me to death.
Hyperbole
My teacher, Mrs. Johnson, assigned us homework again.
appositives
"Hi molly" I said.
"Hi molly," I said.
I stumbled down the sidewalk. My heart racing while my cape was lifted by the breeze. I could feel the presence of my enemy.
Action
The cat clawed continuously at the door.
alliteration
Messi Mounted a comeback in Miami.
Alliteration
I could smell Mama, crisp and starched, plumping my pillow.
Adjectives out of order
"Where is joe today?" asked Mrs. Johnson
"Where is joe today?" asked Mrs. Johnson.
The golden sun shined on the dry, yellow field as we drove home; which made it seem like a field of treasure and shining gems with a big lake of sapphire in the middle.
Setting
I was a cool as ice.
simile
His mustache smiled at me as I walked up to him.
personification
The Pavilion was a simple city, long and rectangular.
adjectives out of order
"I have PE" I said.
"I have PE," I said.
"Kaiya," my older sister whispered in the dark, "I don't think we're in Virginia anymore." It was true, if not obvious. We'd passed the Virgina border yesterday, our whoops and hollers rising to the car roof once we reached Tennessee.
Dialogue
The sky was water.
metaphor
The Night Sky was a black cave.
metaphor
My friend, Michel, Plays softball
appositives
"What did you say" asked the mad teacher.
"What did you say?" asked the mad teacher.
I rushed down the stairs my heart racing. I was so excited to see all the presents. When I got there my heart sunk.
Action
Boom! The thunder went.
onomatopoeia