https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-03-31 14:02:46 UTC 2025-03-22 23:03:13 UTC hello@padlet.com delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163974923 Definition: A comparison using like or as
Example: I am as happy as a clam. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163974923 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163974976 Definition: A comparison WITHOUT using like or as.
Example: The rain was falling as leaves on a crisp autumn day. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163974976 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975012 Definition: A sentence starting with the same letter and sound.
Example: Snakes stay still so snails slide by. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975012 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975048 Definition: Giving a non-living object human-like traits.
Example: The tree was dancing with the wind. ]]> 2017-03-31 14:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975048 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975294 Definition: A prediction to what will happen in the future. 
Example: You're future will be very bright if you work hard at everything you do and accomplish your goals. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975294 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975457 Definition: A vivid description of something to create a mental picture.
Example: As we took a break on our hike, we look up to see the breath taking view of beautiful rocky mountains all covered in snow on this cold winter morning. 
 


]]> 2017-03-31 14:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975457 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975688 Definition: Word choice 
Example: I regret to inform you that the book I am currently reading is terrible and I do not recommend to anyone. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163975688 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163976074 Definition: An indirect reference to something. 
Example: Your plan to skip class will sink like the Titanic if you follow through with it. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163976074 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163976705 Definition: A conversation between two or more people. 
Example: J: Dinner was amazing last night!
K: What did you have?
J: Steak and potatoes with green beans.
K: Wow! That does sound amazing!

]]> 2017-03-31 14:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163976705 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163976801 Definition: A true statement without providing evidence. 
Example: Romeo and Juliet is better than Hamlet primarily because of the more descriptive events that took place and appealed to the readers more. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163976801 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977203 Definition: Words that create sounds. 
Example: BOOM! CRASH! POW! 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977203 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977429 Definition: A self-contradictory statement. 
Example: I feel the government should not regulate sugar consumption. However, the regulation of sugar could lower the obesity rate in the United States.

]]> 2017-03-31 14:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977429 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977649 Definition: Repeating words multiple times. 
Example" I think about that moment all the time. I think it was my fault. I think I could have done something to solve it. I think about that moment all the time. 


]]> 2017-03-31 14:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977649 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977869 Definition: A meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning.
Example: "Oh great! I just failed that math test".

 ]]> 2017-03-31 14:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977869 delsmith https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977968 Definition: The point in a story where it reaches its most exciting and/or intense part. 
Example: In the Great Gatsby, the climax would be when Tom confronts Gatsby about his past in front of a crowd and a new conflict arises. Then Daisy kills Myrtle in Gatsby's car and does not tell anyone. 


]]> 2017-03-31 14:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/delsmith/61dq1yto9qrd/wish/163977968