'The cruel wind tore off the roof of the house'
'The snake slowly, silently, slithered towards its prey'
America is a melting pot.
Tim’s parents are proud of the “A” he got on the test, but we know he cheated.
A dove flew over the, now barren, battlefield
'All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players They have their exits and their entrances'
The use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. Writers use sensory details to help readers imagine how things look, feel, smell, sound, and taste.
'Dead in the middle of little Italy, little did we know that we riddled two middle men who didn't do diddily.'
'Her hair is like gold' and 'as strong as an ox'
A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.
Using something specific to stand for something else, especially an idea
'Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dark fox gone to ground.'
The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning
Amanda’s cell phone dropped into the toilet like a falling star.
A character says to another 'I'll see you tomorrow!' However, the audience, not the character, knows that the character will die before morning.
With the sound, with the sound, with the sound of the ground.
General Sedgwick’s last words were, “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”
As fall turned to winter, the trees found themselves wearing white.
The words, 'bang', 'whoosh' and 'bark'
The rapper Eminem is well-known for his song writing ability, but he is equally known for his shockingly profane and obscene lyrical content. Eminem has made a fortune selling his curse filled songs to millions of children around the world. But, on a 60 Minutes interview, Eminem claimed that there was no swearing in his own home and that his children were not allowed to play music with curse words, including his own tracks.
Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.
He ran through the crowded hallway like a bull in a china shop!
Awesome! Another homework packet!
Her bark is worse than her bite
A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say and if translated into another language would not have the same meaning.
