Advanced Grabbers

Have you tried these grabbers before? Strong action verb sentences – action scene Imagery – descriptive scene Simile – “Revenge is is like . . .” then explain it. Humor

Strong Action Verb Sentences Swords clash. Crowds gather. A young man collapses in a spreading pool of blood. Another stumbles away, crying “O, I am fortune’s fool!” This turning point in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is just one place where the author develops the theme that . . .

Figurative Language Grabber Simile: The desire for revenge is like a boa constrictor. It sneaks up on a person, silently, then strangles them, slowly but surely. For Tybalt, revenge acts like this, urging him to unnecessary violence. In William Shakspeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the author develops the theme that . . .

Humor A moody teenager lurks in the forest in the early mornings then shuts himself up in his room, darkened like a sepulcher as the sun rises. Is he a vampire? No, he is Romeo, the star of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. And he is pathetic. In this play, Shakespeare develops the theme . . .

Pick three to try. Remember, three sentence minimum. Strong action verb sentences – action scene Mini-story – may be based on literature Imagery – descriptive scene Simile – “Justice is like . . .” then explain it. Humor