by Jenn | Apr 29, 2021 | Figurative Language
It was “Writer’s Prism” week in my Adventures in Creative Writing Club, a virtual club where young writers gather to create and share. I got the idea for this lesson by watching David Baldacci’s Masterclass. He talks about the writer’s way of...
by Jenn | Jul 17, 2019 | Figurative Language
Can you smell the crayons? That waxy, unique smell carries a whiff of excitement combined with nervous energy. For kindergarteners, it isn’t “back to school,” it’s “to school.” Everything is new. Kindergarten marks the first step on the road to formalized...
by Jenn | Feb 20, 2018 | Figurative Language
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by Jenn | Apr 28, 2017 | Figurative Language
On today’s Instagram, I posted a writing prompt to write a sentence that contained a simile for one single rose. Then, I remembered the Dorothy Parker poem, “One Perfect Rose.” It’s full of poetic imagery, metaphor, personification and that famous Dorothy...
by Jenn | Mar 11, 2016 | Figurative Language, Idioms
YOUR SECOND BRAIN I’m going to go with my gut for this week’s Idiom of the Week. Does that mean: A: I’m going to take my belly to the movies. B: I’m going to do a lot of sit ups. C: I’m going to trust that feeling I have in the pit of my stomach. D: I’m going to...
by Jenn | Mar 26, 2015 | Figurative Language, hyperbole
If you ask random people on the street to define figurative language, you will likely get a bunch of blank stares, and a few uh’s and um’s. We all exaggerate, we use comparisons, and words that start with the same letter. But we don’t do it with purpose or intention....
