Figuring Language
Her hair was like the the rays of the sun
What is a simile?
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A popular destination for cruise ships, tourists are attracted to the Bahamas.
What is the Bahamas attracts many tourists?
This punctuation should be placed here.
I enjoy hiking therefore, I will take a vacation in the mountains.
What is a semicolon after hiking?
This punctuation goes before and in a list.
What is a comma?
What is a comma after world?
This stylistic device created fear in the sentence: A crash of lighting and a howling wind sent the dog into hiding.
What is onomatopoeia?
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Sitting on the porch, the sunset was beautiful.
What is (some type of human) watched the beautiful sunset.
The most popular flavors of ice cream are found at Pinecones cookie dough, superman, vanilla, and mint chocolate chip.
What is a colon after Pinecones?
Alisson ate apricots in the Andes.
What is alliteration?
These are always used to separate cities and states from other cities and states.
What are semicolons?
This type of reference creates a connection to events of the past, other literature, and even Greek Gods.
Her look could turn a whole room full of people to stone.
What is an allusion?
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On the way to the store, a turtle crossed the road.
What is "we/he/they/she saw?"
What is a semicolon after states?
On the late-night news, a firefighter was arrested for arson.
What is irony?
Sipping hot cocoa, a baby polar bear caused the people at the zoo to "awe."
What is
Sipping hot cocoa, the people at the zoo "awed" at the baby polar bear.
This is not to be confused with a vet's job requirement, but it does ease the revelation of some discouraging news.
Honey, I think we should take a break and find ourselves for a while.
What is a euphemism?
Oinking and wagging his tail, Frank bathed his pig.
Oinking and wagging his tail, the pig was bathed by Frank.
This punctuation separates two independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
These words promote feelings.
What is connotative language?
Pizza is good however burgers are better.
Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches on the soul
What is a metaphor?
Playing his last game of the season, the fans shouted "let's go Brady!"
What is: Playing his last game of the season, Brady's fans shouted, "let's go!"
What is a comma after Augustine, a semicolon after Florida, a comma after Beach, a semicolon after Carolina, and a comma after Maryland.
The child couldn't choose between two cupcakes, so she stood debating for what seemed like hours.
What is internal conflict?
These words should never be used with semicolons?
What are conjunctions: and, so, but?