https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6 Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2017-03-31 14:02:46 UTC 2025-11-24 16:08:45 UTC hello@padlet.com jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163974593 A simile is when you compare two unlike objects using like or as.
Her skin was as soft as a cloud.

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The stars danced in the night sky.]]> 2017-03-31 14:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163974952 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163975043 Imagery is when authors use words to create an image in the readers minds.
The girl's face was as red as a tomato so she decided to hid her face. ]]> 2017-03-31 14:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163975043 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163975143 A metaphor is when you compare two unlike objects without using like or as.
The roller coaster was bigger than the empire state building.]]> 2017-03-31 14:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163975143 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163975537 an onomatopoeia is when the word sounds the same as the sound.
all you heard from the leaky sink was drip drip drip.]]> 2017-03-31 14:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163975537 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976204 Diction is when you chose certain words in writings.
What a cute little puppy. Yes you are. Oh yes you are.]]> 2017-03-31 14:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976204 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976367 Irony is when someone tells you what to do but they don't follow their own advice.
The little boy told his friend to slow down when he was going faster on his bike. ]]> 2017-03-31 14:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976367 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976535 Foreshadowing is a warning of what's going to happen later on .
The mother could tell that the little boy was going to get sick because he kept taking off his jacket when he went outside to pay. ]]> 2017-03-31 14:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976535 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976895 A hyperbole is when something is said but not suppose to be taken literally. 
It's raining cats and dogs. ]]> 2017-03-31 14:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163976895 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977322 A flashback is used when someone wants to talk about their past. 
In the show the mom had a flashback of when she first got married to her husband.]]> 2017-03-31 14:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977322 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977475 Rhyme is when you end two sentences with letters that have the same sound.
 The two kids had some fun but know they had to get their homework done.]]> 2017-03-31 14:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977475 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977652 An oxymoron is when two words that are completly diffrent  used to describe something.
This shrimp is huge.]]> 2017-03-31 14:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977652 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977940 A paradox is when two statements are true but can't be true at the same time.
"A rich man is no richer than a poor man."]]> 2017-03-31 14:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163977940 jamcollette https://padlet.com/jamcollette/b9ki7ebihcy6/wish/163978245 A symbol I an object that an author will purposely write in to foreshadow what's going to happen.
It was so sunny i knew it was going to be a good day. 

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