https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i Made with a warm hug en-us 2017-03-31 13:16:30 UTC 2025-10-08 17:50:02 UTC hello@padlet.com hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961137 The use of an object or a word to represent an abstract idea.
Ex. Daisy wears white in to show life and purity. ]]> 2017-03-31 13:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961137 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961229 A comparison of two unlike things using like or as. 
Ex. The new college professor is s wise as an owl. ]]> 2017-03-31 13:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961229 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961259 An implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. 
Ex. He is such a couch potato, he gets nothing done.]]> 2017-03-31 13:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961259 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961358 Giving human like qualities or characteristics to something nonhuman. 
Ex. The stars danced playfully in the sky.]]> 2017-03-31 13:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961358 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961392 The warning or indication of a future event. 
Ex. Nick felt that he had something to tell Gatsby, something to warn him about, and the morning would be too late. ]]> 2017-03-31 13:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961392 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961468 Visual description of a person, place or object in a way appealing to senses. 
Ex. It was bright and sunny while Katie and her sisters felt the sand between their toes.]]> 2017-03-31 13:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961468 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961526 An event or scene taking place before the present time in a story or movie. 
Ex. In nineteen nineteen Gatsby went to a party at Daisy's house with other men from the war, eventually they fell in love.]]> 2017-03-31 13:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961526 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961573 The substitution of an inoffensive expression for one that may be offensive.
Ex. He's been in jail for 2 years. 
Hes been in a correctional facility for 2 years]]> 2017-03-31 13:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961573 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961658 The description of the distinctive nature or features of a fictional character. 
Ex. She had silky blonde, short hair, which complimented her brown eyes and sweet smile.]]> 2017-03-31 13:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163961658 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163962310 An adjective or descriptive phrase showing a quality characteristic of the person or thing. 
Ex. A dog is a mans best friend.]]> 2017-03-31 13:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163962310 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163962608 An exaggerated statement or figure of speech not meant to be taken literally.
Ex. I was going down the mountain so fast I could've beat a train. ]]> 2017-03-31 13:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163962608 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163962866 The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Ex.A cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets]]> 2017-03-31 13:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163962866 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163967334 The most intense, exciting, or important point of something
Ex. Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby is the climax. There is tension and arguing that keeps rising till the worst thing happens; Myrtle gets hit. ]]> 2017-03-31 13:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163967334 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163967364 The repetition of the same letters or sounds at the beginning of closely connected words.
Ex. Allie ate apples in Alabama.]]> 2017-03-31 13:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/163967364 hunnorris https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/164033393 A concise statement of a principle.
Ex. You can't judge a book by its cover.]]> 2017-03-31 17:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hunnorris/12w2gxlnis1i/wish/164033393