AmadiWeeklyStudyTool by JULIET AMADI https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki en-us 2017-10-24 22:02:11 UTC 2017-10-31 01:28:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Upheaval julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200218052 Onomatopoeia: The sleeping house was quiet until...CRASH! A flying saucer collided with the window and broke it, causing an upheaval.
Irony: The whole school was taking a test, yet an upheaval of the music room caused a disruption to the testers.
Alliteration: The upheavals of the upgrade went upstream.
Simple Sentence: The upheaval of the attitude of Britain was uncalled for.]]> 2017-10-24 22:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200218052 Patronize julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200220539 Complex Sentence: Because of the mice, Dillan treated everyone he encountered with a patronizing manner.
Irony: Valentine tried to justify her patronizing statement, saying that she meant it in a nice way.
Oxymoron: Patronize; Gracious
Personification: Patronize looked at the customer with a bitter look.]]> 2017-10-24 22:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200220539 Savor julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200220564 Simile: The savored homemade food was as delicious as the food served at a buffet.
Onomatopoeia: SMACK, SMACK, sounded Miguel as he savored his subway sandwich.
Oxymoron: Savor; Rush
Etymology: Middle English]]> 2017-10-24 22:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200220564 Withstand julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200220582 Personification: The noodles withstood the heat from being burned up, without even crying out for help.
Hyperbole: The fence could even withstand 4 category 5 hurricanes.
Alliteration: The withering white plants would not withstand the withdrawal of water.
Etymology: Old English]]> 2017-10-24 22:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/200220582 Futile julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201568768 Metaphor: The futile mission was a trench in the road.
Compound Sentence: Stopping the wildfire from spreading was futile and continuing to try was a waste of time.
Repetition:
The journey was futile.
The class was futile.
The vacation was futile.
Etymology: Latin]]> 2017-10-30 01:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201568768 Foresight julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201568870 Simple Sentence: James had the foresight to fill out his planner.
Hyperbole: Asia's superpower was the ability of foresight and could see thousands of miles far!
Alliteration: The forecast foresighted the forest forever being foreclosed in the fire.
Etymology: Middle English]]> 2017-10-30 01:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201568870 Misdeed julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201568956 Simile: The misdeed of the stranger was like taking a lollipop from a baby.
Hyperbole: The misdeed of Mr. Whitaker was so unfortunate that you would think that he was hitting a meteor against the earth to kill all people.
Oxymoron: Misdeed; Angelic
Etymology: Old English]]> 2017-10-30 01:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201568956 Mislaid julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569349 Paradox: The old man had a pattern of mislaying and finding his keys.
Personification: The bag of chips got up and mislaid itself.
Alliteration: Misty mislaid the missing missile and had a miscommunication mishap.
Complex Sentence: Because Misty was irresponsible, she kept mislaying her homework assignments.
]]> 2017-10-30 01:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569349 Overbearing julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569551 Complex Sentence: Even though Eveline's dad is overbearing, she still loved him to death.
Personification: It was as if the work overbearing formed into the shape of tall and muscular bodyguard that would never leave you alone.
Simile: The overbearing figure was like a swaying tree that swayed to your direction every time you moved.
Oxymoron: Overbearing; Unassertive]]> 2017-10-30 01:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569551 Meticulous julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569618 Hyperbole: John's mom was so meticulous that she would clean the whole White House if a speck of dusk landed on the roof.
Repetition: The Old Lady meticulously cleaned the table.
The Old Lady meticulously cleaned the lamp.
The Old Lady meticulously cleaned the bathrooms.
The Old Lady meticulously cleaned the floors.
Metaphor: The meticulous man was seen as a black cat that always licks itself to stay clean.
Etymology: Latin]]> 2017-10-30 01:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569618 Empathy julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569766 Simile: The amount of empathy I have is like a bumpy and rocky road through the forest.
Paradox: The twins, Maya and Miguel, had an empathy-apathy type relationship with each other
Hyperbole: The mass of my empathy is as heavy as a ton of boulders stacked on each other.
Etymology: Greek]]> 2017-10-30 01:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201569766 Outwit julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201970675 Simile: The children outwitted Santa Clause like a deer escaping from a cheetah.
Simple Sentence: The Queen of Katwe outwitted her opponent in a game of chess.
Personification: The word outwit viewed the goblin as very smart for tricking the elf.
Oxymoron: Outwit; Abet]]> 2017-10-31 00:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201970675 Overgenerous julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201973480 Hyperbole: Santa was so overgenerous that you would think that he would sell his house, his clothes, and still give all of his money.
Alliteration: The overgenerous overweight child was given an overabundance amount of money.
Complex Sentence: Because of the blessings of money Blessing received from God, she decided to be overgenerous with it.
Onomatopoeia: CHA-CHING! The register sang as the overgenerous teenager donated $3.5 million to charity.]]> 2017-10-31 00:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201973480 Underhanded julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201975134 Simile: The goblin was as underhanded as a sneaky fox.
Hyperbole: The Easter bunny was so underhanded to annihilate Christmas, that he could have been mistaken as the dictator of China.
Complex Sentence: Even though Mrs. Clause was viewed as a nice little old lady, she was really underhanded.
Alliteration: The underhanded undertaker was wearing underwear under the underboss.]]> 2017-10-31 00:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201975134 Vacate julietamadi https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201979236 Simile: The room was vacated
Complex Sentence: Even though the police were taken nicely, they forced the criminals to vacate the premises immediately.
Alliteration: The vacated Vacaville was vacate because of the vacation.
Etymology: Latin]]> 2017-10-31 01:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/julietamadi/bszo41xopeki/wish/201979236