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Smiley-Face Tricks for Writing By Mary Ellen Ledbetter

Smiley-Face Tricks for Writing By Mary Ellen Ledbetter. Some Smiley-Face Tricks for Writing By Mary Ellen Ledbetter. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE MAGIC 3 HYPHENATED MODIFIERS.

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Smiley-Face Tricks for Writing By Mary Ellen Ledbetter

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  1. Smiley-Face Tricks for Writing By Mary Ellen Ledbetter

  2. Some Smiley-Face Tricks for Writing By Mary Ellen Ledbetter • FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • MAGIC 3 • HYPHENATED MODIFIERS

  3. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE- Writing enriched by words, images and figures of speech*Similes*Onomatopoeia*Hyperbole*Metaphors

  4. Simile is a comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”. Before: Her smile is bright. After: Her smile is as bright as the sun. Before: The towel was wet. After: The towel was as wet as a soggy dog. Before: The thunder was loud. After: The thunder was as loud ________________.

  5. ONOMATOPOEIA-a word that tries to duplicate a sound. Before: The thunder filled the night sky. After: Crash, bang, boom, the thunder filled the night sky. Before: The bee flew from flower to flower. After: The bee buzzed from flower to flower. Before: The cars drove around the racetrack. After: ??? ____________________ .

  6. Hyperbole - to intentionally exaggerate Before: I was so hungry today. After: I was so hungry I ate every thing in the frig today. Before: I was so sleepy. After: I was so sleepy ________________________.

  7. Metaphor states a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as Before: Gary and Terre Haute are smelly cities. After: Gary and Terre Haute are the armpits of Indiana. Before: Education is a way to success. After: Education is a gateway to success. Before: Snow is covering the forest. After: Snow is a _____________ covering the forest.

  8. The End Part 1Now try some tricks in your own writing!

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