What Am I?
Your smile is as bright as the sun.
Simile
I went to the store and I went to the park.
I went to the store, and I went to the park.
The cat was chased by the dog.
The dog chased the cat.
Flying away into the trees, the hunter missed his shot.
The hunter missed his shot, which flew off in to the trees.
DAILY DOUBLE!
Neither of the boys are paying attention.
Neither of the boys is paying attention.
BOOM! The lightning struck the tree so violently our house shook.
Onomatapoeia
When using a FANBOY, both sides of the fanboy must be this type of clause.
Independent
A hat trick was completed by Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby completed a hat trick.
Driving through the canyon, the mountains came into view.
The mountains came into view as we were driving through the canyon.
The orchestra were playing a hit song.
The orchestra was playing a hit song.
A sentence or two in the introduction of a paper telling the reader what point you, the writer, will be making.
Thesis statement
DAILY DOUBLE!
The sunrise was beautiful this morning it looked like a postcard.
The sunrise was beautiful this morning; it looked like a postcard.
I was asked by my teacher to collect the pencils.
My teacher asked me to collect the pencils.
She wore a helmet on her head that was too large.
She wore a too-large helmet on her head.
Either my mom or my dad are coming to open house.
Either my mom or my dad is coming to open house.
This type of irony is when the audience/reader knows something the characters do not.
Dramatic irony
I thought she would want to go however, she said she she was too busy.
I thought she would want to go; however, she said she was too busy.
The mountains were covered by snow.
Snow covered the mountains.
Walking through the grass barefoot, a spider bit me.
A spider bit me as I was walking barefoot through the grass.
One of my friends believe in ghosts.
One of my friends believes in ghosts.
The story jumped off the page.
Personification
London is my favorite city in fact I plan to move there after I graduate.
London is my favorite city; in fact, I plan to move there after I graduate.
My temperature was taken by the nurse.
The nurse took my temperature.
Two hours after disappearing, the owner found the puppy.
Two hours after disappearing, the puppy was found my the owner.
Or: The owner found the puppy two hours after it had disappeared.
The movie, including all the previews, last about two hours.
The movie, including all the previews, lasts about two hours.