Assignment # 15 A Taste of Language

Your task is to write a paragraph that describes the experience of the beverage you have just tasted. The emphasis is to write precisely and creatively. If you can describe the taste of something out of a Dixie cup, you can describe anything!

Criteria Checklist

Dynamic intro and conclusion.

You must involve 4 of 5 senses. Taste, touch, smell, sound, feel.

Include at least one simile and one metaphor.

Crossover – describe your drink using jargon normally associated with something unrelated to a liquid ( sports, cars, music, law…)

Give your beverage a personality.

Choose interesting verbs, adverbs and adjectives.

Include one example of parallel structure.

Use some longer sentences and at least one very short sentence to create impact.

Make sure your paragraph is at least 10 sentences long.