This week in class we took notes on a prezzi that we saw. After taking the notes we wrote a story showing examples of three of these subjects participles, absolutes, appositives, adjectives shifted out of order, vivid verbs, and similes and metaphors. The subjects that I chose were: similes and metaphors, adjectives placed out of order, and appositives. What I wrote as my notes for these three were: appositives -a noun that adds a second image to a preceding noun -or, that second noun image turned into a phrase for example- Dave, my dad, has brown hair. Adjectives out of order -instead of stringing three adjectives in a row, place one before the noun and two after the noun for example- The large bull red-eyed and angry charged at the man. Similes and metaphors -comparing two dissimilar things for the sake of creating an image in the reader’s mind -comparing two unlike things - use like or as for similes - don't use like or as for a metaphor. The story that I wrote for this was: The grass was as green as a four leaved clover (simile) and the sky was a giant light blueberry (metaphor). I headed outside to run around in the sun, the bright yellow object in the sky. But instead of doing what I expected, when I headed outside there was a snake. The bright green snake sticking its young out and waving its tale tried to pounce at me (adjectives out of order). I ran and tried to call my dad, John, (appositive) to help me. When he finally arrived I was already half way up the tree. My dad grabbed a huge stick and shoved the snake back I ran inside with my dad following. My dad called animal control. In the end animal control came an took the snake. A few days later I asked my dad what happened to the snake. My dad told me that the animal control people set him free to run with a new family in a forest. That was the first and hopefully the last time I would ever see a snake in my life.
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