"Lit" terms
This is a type of comparison where you say one thing IS something else.
Ex: She is a ray of sunshine
Metaphor
to be shy or antisocial (like Crooks)
aloof
This type of sentence is the SAME thing as ONE independent clause.
Simple Sentence
Do I have a sibling? If so, how many?
1 (brother)
Of Mice and Men and The Outsiders are both a part of the same literary genre called....
Historical Fiction
This is creating a simile or metaphor, but using someone/something from history, religion or pop culture as reference.
Ex: My problems are stacking up higher than the Leaning Tower of Pizza.
Allusion
To be laying down
recumbent
FANBOYS stands for...
For, And, But, Or, Yet, So.
This is my ___ year teaching in Chatham.
3rd
How do you fix a comma splice?
add a FANBOYS, a semi colon, OR make them two different sentences.
This is when you compare two scenarios that seem super different, but by comparing them, you make a specific point clear.
Analogy
to be sudden and unexpected
brusque
This is when two independent clauses are wrongly "split" with the wrong kind of punctuation.
comma splice
What's my dog's name?
Georgia
This is a "sentence segment" that has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
dependent clause
EX: Red lightS, Stop SignS, I Still hear your voiCE..
Consonance
This vocab word is a synonym for "pugnacious"
belligerent
FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) are used to combine two independent clauses in WHAT type of sentence?
compound
Who was my top played Spotify artist this year?
J Beibs
What part of California is OM&M set?
Salinas
This is when you have a repeating VOWEL sound within words that are near each other.
Ex: HOw abOut we shOut Out the tOwer?
Assonance
To be confused or perplexed
bewildered
What is a compound-complex sentence made up of?
(at least) two independent clauses and (at least) one dependent clause.
What is my husband's first name?
Zack (Zachary)
What is the order of the MLA format?