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1
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The gnarled trees were like a thousand soldiers preparing for battle

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simile

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2
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Clouds: tumultuous, mundane and poignant creatures that unleash their anger on the ground below

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colon
triplet
personification
good words

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3
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the gargantuan branches reached towards me, desperately reaching for my soul

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personification + advanced vocab

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4
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A chorus of greens

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good phrase

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5
Q

…. hidden under nature’s cloak

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6
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Apruptly, a beam of light invaded my eyes.

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varied sentence structure

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7
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Crack, Crack, Crack. Vociferous sounds of footsteps consumed my ears.

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Triplet
Onomatopoeia
Advanced vocab

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8
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Viridescent eyes appeared out of the dark

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good vocab

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9
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paradoxical

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strange

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10
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The blazing sun looked over its realm

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Personification

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11
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Captivating.

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short sentence

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12
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Cordial flowers engulfed me. The atmosphere radiated euphoric feelings. The sight was ineffable!

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punctuation
good vocab

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13
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demure

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quiet

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14
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lexical choice

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word

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15
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morose

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sad

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16
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indignant

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angry

17
Q

diminutive

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small

18
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mellifluous

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nice sounding