Words that Pack a Punch
Jake M.
Sybolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
--You should use it because it allows you to web together theme and story
Allusion
--You should use it because it allows you to add more depth to a story depending on the reader's background
- “I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
- “When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.”
- “I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse.”
- “He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
- “Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.”
Cultural Referance
--You should use it because it allows you to add more depth to a story depending on the reader's background
- Elvis
- The beetles
- Journey
- Styx
- Kiss
Nuance
--You should use it because it allows you to change something slightly but actually changing the complete meaning
- Room being hot or cold
- Light on or off
- Some with their eyes closed and not closed
- A deaf person and someone with earplugs
- A blind person and someone with their eyes closed
Connotation
--You should use it because it allows you to engage the reader more and make them feel like they are in the story
- He was scared or He was frightened
- She jumped or She leaped
- I walked into the room or I strutted into the room
- She is sad or She is down
- He was put down or He was killed
Mood
--You should use it because it allows you to change how the reader looks at the character
- Playful
- Happy
- Sad
- Hopeful
- Warm
Tone
--You should use it because it makes a reader think more about a character and eventually become more attached to the character
- Sassy
- Snappy
- Anxious
- Concerned
- Jealous
Alliteration
The same letter or sound of multiple consecutive words
--You should use it because it can make the sentence sound different
- How much could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood
- While I nodded, nearly, napping, suddenly there came a tapping
- Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
- Paige's pink polish pours profusely
- Six silly sisters selling shiny shoes
Hyperbole
--You should use it because it can make situations sound way worse than they actually are which could give more depth in the story
- Its raining cats and dogs
- It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets
- I am so hungry I could eat a cow
- I've told you a million times
- If I can't buy that new game I will die
Metaphor
--You should use it because it allows you to make a connection to another things by saying something
- She is sunshine brightening our day
- Life is a journey
- You are my sunshine
- Noah has a heart of a lion
- You have a heart of steel
Onomatopoeia
--You should use this because it allows you to show the sound that happens so it isn't up to your imagination
- Boom
- Pow
- Kazam
- Bang
- Woosh
Personification
--You should use this because it makes non possible things possible and that can lead to nonfiction stories
- The flame of the candle danced
- The stars danced
- The trees were joyful
- The trees danced
- The moon was resting
Simile
--You should use this because it allows depth into your story
- The stars danced
- The flame of the candle danced
- The rain wept down the window
- The breeze murmured through the branches
- The trees danced in the wind
Imagery
--You should use it because it lets you make the reader feel more into the story since they feel they are the main character that is in the story
- Tall
- Small
- Tiny
- Big
- Dark
Idiom
--You should use it because it allows you to add depth to your story
- Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed
- Have you lost your marbles
- Hit the books
- Your pulling my legs
- Zip your lips
Irony
--You should use it because it allows you to change how people look at the characters in your story
- That was fun
- That's so cool
- You look nice
- I definitely want to do that
- Can we go outside