Name the punctuation.
Indicates a pause in speech.
Comma (,)
She sells sea shells.
Alliteration
I hunched my shoulders as the rain poured down around me.
First person.
She had taken her bags out of her book.
Past tense.
Indicates a question.
Question mark (?)
Her hair was as dark as night.
Simile
The boy couldn't believe his eyes. The book glowed as it rose off the shelf and floated towards him.
Third person.
She will take her books out of her bag tonight.
Future tense.
Indicates speech.
Quotation marks. (" ")
Onomatopoeia
You really must try the waffles at the new cafe down the road.
Second person.
She is taking her books out of her bag.
Present tense.
Semi-colon (:)
The leaves danced in the wind.
Personification
They were small and fluffy. I wanted so much to snuggle the kittens.
First person.
The hamster was getting out of its cage.
Past tense (past continuous).
Connects two complete sentences that are related.
Semi-colon. (;)
He was out of the frying pan and into the fire, now.
Idiom
Stop trying to be what someone else wants you to be. You will never be happy if you do.
Second person.
Future tense (future continuous).