SAD Openers
His room was as messy as if a tornado hit it. Clothes were strewn everywhere, on his bed, on his doorknob, and covering every square inch of his floor.
Setting opener
"Hello!", the new teacher greeted her students.
"Hello!" the new teacher greeted her students.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
Eyes wide, the man's eyes scanned the room.
Absolute
The small boy punches the attacker with a swift move of his fist, the man wincing as the blow hits his left temple.
Action opener
Have you picked anything off the menu? the waiter asked.
"Have you picked anything off the menu?" the waiter asked.
You're as messy as a pig!
Simile
The dog was happy, big and fluffy.
Adjectives Out of Order
"Hello?" the girl calls into the vast expanse of void caving towards her, as if threatening to swallow her whole.
"There is no escape for you now," a familiar voice echos from the void.
"Who-"her voice cuts off short, stunned by the doubtless recognition of the face emerging from the shadows. "You!" she says through bared teeth, her voice tightening.
Dialogue opener
Hello, the boy said. how are you?
"Hello," the boy said, "how are you?"
Her eyes glow like shining stars.
Metaphor
My school, Dickerson Middle School, assigns a lot of homework.
Appositives
It was just 5 days after the catastrophe struck, from which his world spiraled out of control. Gazing at the destruction, he stops at a pile of ruins, splinters of wood reaching out to the boy. Shedding a single tear, he imagines a world where tornadoes never hit his house, destroying his life.
Setting opener
i'm bored, the child announced.
"I'm bored," the child announced.
The trees whispered in the wind.
Personification
The animal howled as it ran through the heavy rain, paws pounding the ground with every step.
Vivid Verbs
The crowd was hollering with excitement as they watched the fight between the two men. The first man slammed his balled-up fist into his opponents' jaw, the force sending them stumbling back a few steps. Doubling over, the crowd roars even louder as the man lowers softly to the ground.
Action opener
I have so much homework the girl complained.
"I have so much homework," the girl complained.
A deafening silence hushed over the room as the group walked inside.
Oxymoron
Heart pounding, the man faced his opponent with adrenaline.
Absolute