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I got off the train and pulled my luggage behind me. A cab pulled up to the curb, and the driver got out. He lifted my
luggage and said, “Miss, I’m just going to put your stuff in the boot.” I didn’t know what he meant until I saw him open the
car’s trunk. Then I realized the boot means car trunk. I got in the cab, wondering how many other words would be
different in England.
Start in the middle of the most exciting part, then go back later:
“Boom, boom, boom,” The sound of my heart beating faster and faster echoed in my ears. How on earth had I got myself
into this situation? You might ask. Twenty feet underwater with nothing but a thin metal cage between me and perhaps
the most terrifying apex predator on the planet, the great white shark….
The dog howled in pain and limped along the side of the road. His leg was cut and blood streamed down his leg.
Doesn’t this scene make you curious about what will happen to the dog?
The leather strap of the ancient watch was creased and faded from long years in the sunlight. Down the glass of the face
ran a long, roughly vertical crack, recalling the blunt impact which had stopped the hands of the timepiece dead all those
years ago.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares one thing to another, but these two things seem unrelated. An
example of a metaphor is: Her boyfriend is a rat.
A simile is like a metaphor. Both compare two unrelated things to each other, but a simile uses the words like or as to
connect them. For example: Writing a research paper is like running a marathon when it’s 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
If your article topic is on business blogging you could write the metaphor hook:
If you are writing about the topic of education you could begin with: Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful
weapon you can use to change the world.”
If you want to use a quotation for a hook, make sure you quote the words exactly. Choose quotations where the words
are striking, powerful, and/ or memorable.
Famous quotes:
● “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” - Lao Tzu
● “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
● “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” - John Lennon
● “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” - Joe Kennedy
● “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi
● “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” - Mae West
● “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” - Wayne Gretzky
● “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” - Albert Einstein
● “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” - Forrest Gump
Task
You recently read an article from an online youth magazine on the pressures of fame for young celebrities. The magazine
has invited readers to respond to the topic with a short article of their own, which answers the following questions…
● Is becoming famous worth it?
● Do male and female celebrities experience the same pressures?
● What can be done to shield young celebrities from the drawbacks of fame?