Name the Clause Punctuation Rule
The skies were clear; the storm abated.
I;I
The subject of the sentence:
A group of people gathered around the clamor.
group
the vantage point from which a story is told
point of view
repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
Mr. John's golden rule: "Write what _____ _____."
sounds good
The storm abated, and the skies cleared.
I,ccI
The direct object in the sentence:
A bunch of bananas broke the poor camel's back.
back
Holden's roommate at Pency Prep
Stradlater
a metric foot composed of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
iamb
what prompts, stimulates, or inspires a speaker to create a text
exigence
The skies cleared after the storm abated.
ID
The indirect object in the sentence:
After getting their attention, he shot the crowd a cold, icy stare.
crowd
The title of The Catcher in The Rye was inspired by Holden's misquoting a line in a poem by this poet.
Robert Burns
the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
anaphora
placing two elements side by side, especially for contrast
juxtaposition
As the storm abated, the skies cleared.
D,I
balance within one or more sentences with similar syntax, phrase, or clause structure
(grammatical) parallelism
descriptive language that conveys details related to the sense of touch
tactile imagery
a figure of speech in which a whole is substituted for a part, or vice versa
synecdoche
the omission of conjunctions in a series
asyndeton
The storm abated; the skies cleared, and the waves ceased.
I;I,ccI
a sentence with correct grammar and punctuation
a complete thought
an imaginative expression or artistic device; juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated images or ideas intended to surprise and delight; an extended metaphor
conceit
unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse
a rhetorical strategy in which the logical consequences or implications of an opposing view are shown to be contradictory or impossible
reductio ad absurdum