Miss Daisy Writing with Style

1. Miss Daisy Writing with Style

2. Comparing two objects using words such as “is”, “are”, etc. Metaphorsdo NOT use “like or “as”. Metaphor Sheissuch a princess.

3. Using direct quotes in your writing. Dialogue My mother screamed, “Shut the door!”

4. Using description in your writing. Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Adjectives & Adverbs The luxurious hotel sat grandly in the middle of a gloriousmountain valley.

5. Using a group of words that have an “understood” meaning which is different from the meaning the words appear to have Idioms * It’s raining cats and dogs! * You’re driving me up the wall!

6. Comparing two unlike things using a word such as “like”, “as”, or “than”. Similes The clouds werelikefluffy white cotton balls floating in the sky.

7. Words that appeal to your five senses • Smell • Taste • Touch/feel • Hear • Sight Sensory Words The timer buzzed and my mom used her yellow oven mitts to remove the hot, gooey chocolate chip cookies.

8. Using action verbs in your writing. Vivid Verbs He darted quickly down the long pathway. She squealed when she saw the mouse.

9. The repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together Alliteration Alice ate all the apples in the afternoon.

10. A special kind of metaphor in which a non-human thing or quality is talked about as if it were human Personification *The sun is smiling down upon me. *The tornado whirled around the town.

11. The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning Onomatopoeia The steaks sizzled on the grill.