Once upon a time, on a freezing cold night, two kids snuck out of their house to go rob a gas station. It was around 2:30 in the morning and it was a pretty far walk from their house and it was very cold. Jack, short and chubby, was a very slow mover. James, tall and skinny, was a very fast mover. James didn’t like when they had to walk somewhere because Jack is always so slow. For jack, walking somewhere with James is like walking with a turtle. As they made their way to the gas station they were walking past a dark alley. They both look down the alley and, BOOM!, a loud bang comes from the long dark alley. “Run!”, yelled Jack. The two boys started running for their lives. Eventually, they stopped about two blocks away to catch their breath. They only had a couple of blocks left before they arrived at the gas station. “Can we walk the rest of the way?”, asked Jack. “Ugh, I guess”, sighed James. After one long walk, the boys arrived at the gas station. Only to find that there were cops everywhere. “What happened?” asked James. “I have no idea, but we need to get out of here right now,” said Jack. The 2 boys began their long journey back home after an interesting night. 

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The three stylistic devices that I used in my final exam quick write are onomatopoeia, dialogue, and simile/metaphor. I used onomatopoeia when talking about the alley. In the long dark alley, the boys heard a loud boom and ran for their lives. I used dialogue multiple times throughout the story. I used it when Jack and James were saying things back and forth and I think it helped give the reader a better picture and make it more interesting. I used a simile when comparing Jacks walking speed to a turtle. It added a little humor to the story and was just a fun little addition. I think I used more than those three without even realizing it but those were the three I focused on. I learned a lot this semester.