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‘There’ssomethinginthewaterCaptain!’yelledoneofthecrew,pointingintothedarkswellsontheportsideoftheship,asablackshapewrithedbeneaththewaves.‘Readyyourselfmen!’holleredthecaptain,hisgripinstantlytighteningatthehelm.

Prompts1. Usearepetitionofacomparativeadjectivee.g.nearer

andnearer.2. Useasimiletodescribeapartofthepirate.3. Usearelativeclause.4. Openwithaprepositionphrase.5. Describethetreasurechestindetail.6. Useatleast4shortsnappysentences.

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cutlass port bounty revenge beast

compass starboard plunder lawless tentacles

spyglass rigging siege plunder inescapable

manuscript helm moored mutiny galleon

stowaway provisions anchored deserted strike

DADWAVERS!OpenersDescription-Hislong,darkhairfellinroughcurlsaroundhischeeks,andawell-worntricornhatsatproudlyuponhishead.Action-Itgrabbedthequartermasterfirst;itshugetentacleswrappedthemselvesaroundhisbodyandyankedhimfromtheprow.Dialogue-‘Withoutadoubt,thisistheclosestwehavecometofindingthechest,’whisperedthecaptain.Where-Fromthecrow’snest,avoicecalledthattherewaslandonthehorizon.Adverb-Desperatelyreachingforhiscutlass,thecaptaingaspedforbreathunderthebeast’sgrip.Verb-Diggingfranticallythroughthesand,hecaughtsightofsomethingresemblingthecornerofachest.Estimationoftime-Momentslater,thecannonfiredfromthestarboardside.RhetoricalQuestion-Wasitpossibletodefeatthebeast?Simile/Metaphor-Withanacidsmilelikeadevioussnake,thecaptainreachedforwardsandtookthemanuscriptfromtheskeleton’sgrip.