Sensory Experience The festive images of my favorite holiday, Christmas, activate the rich sensory experiences for me. The family traditions live fully during the Christmas season. From the cheerful sounds of family on Christmas Eve, the holiday brings its amazing charm. The smell of homemade tamales and the green chili cooking, Christmas is here full force. Grubbing on the candy treats and sipping on the hot coco, Christmas memories are created. The Christmas tree stands tall with its decorations of silver soldiers and brown ginger bread men. Shiny garland wraps its elongated arms around the tree and the lights sparkle bright and clear. Underneath, one will see that pile of presents that stand high from the ground like a tower. Soon the sound of crunching and ripping paper will fill this peaceful time. The tower of presents will disappear in a matter of minutes. Christmas songs resonate loud and clear from the television. From "It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas" to "Silent Night," we find ourselves joining in the wonderful tones. Smiles appear and laughter brews to the fumble of words and medley to the Christmas tunes. Christmas lights the excitement in my soul and fills the heart with unwavering joy. I'm always blessed for the family and friends, and the warm of having a home for the holidays.

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This kind of definition helps make abstract words easier to under-stand by giving a specific concrete example. A famous metaphorical definition is “Happiness is a warm puppy.” For you, happiness may be something very different a raise in your allowance, a banana split, a room of your own. Write metaphorical definitions of ten different abstract nouns. Your concrete example must be something specific that you can sense taste, touch, smell, see, or hear. Your definitions should follow the format below:

Metaphorical Definition = Abstract Noun + IS + Concrete Example

LAZINESS is not doing my homework last minute.

EVIL is burning the ants with a magnifying glass.

GREED is eating the last piece of cake when others have not had their share.

HOPE is a new chapter.

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In J. Ruth Gendler’s The Book of Qualities, 70 abstract qualities come to life, walking and talking, borrowing Grandmother’s shawl and telling scary stories late into the night personification at its best! Precise, specific images reveal each abstract quality as a vivid personality. After you read samples in class, choose one quality from the list provided. Check the dictionary and the thesaurus, exploring possible meanings and hunting down synonyms.These qualities are real people, with weird relatives, bad friends, unique clothing styles, and strange stories to tell. Make your chosen quality a real personality, too. Complete a sensory cluster for your quality sight, smell, taste, touch, sound. Then write and carefully polish a one-to-three-paragraph personification of your quality. Make every word count on this one!

One would guess that Faith had anything to hide. So common among many, his appearance surprises you at first sight - average weight, average height. Logos, t-shirts, and jean shorts are the clothing that create him.

His brown eyes, casted forward, are normal, dark and deep. When you glance him in the eyes, your souls feels comfort and peace. When he speaks, you hear the sounds of calamity and sincerity. Forgiveness and Compassion are his brothers.

He’s not afraid to share his thoughts. He will bring you Harmony and Inspiration that guide you to the righteousness we all seek.