Comma Rules 1 & 2
I like ice cream cupcakes and fudge.
I like ice cream, cupcakes, and fudge.
On the way to school I saw an octopus.
On the way to school, I saw an octopus.
The stale bread was as hard as a rock.
Simile
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
Lead
My backpack contains three pencils, two pens, and a highlighter.
Although it is unhealthy I eat cake for breakfast every day.
Although it is unhealthy, I eat cake for breakfast every day.
The car lights blinked in the distance.
Personification
American flag = freedom
Dove = peace
Heart = love
Symbolism
The last sentence of the introduction
Claim/thesis
Well that isn't how I would do it.
Well, that isn't how I would do it.
After work my friends and I are hanging out.
After work, my friends and I are hanging out.
Boom, splat, buzz, kachoo!
Onomatopoeia
The boy's stomach was a bottomless pit.
Metaphor
Transitions
However it might not be a bad idea.
However, it might not be a bad idea.
Language that helps the reader see, smell, hear, taste, or touch something
Imagery
I was so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
The trumpet sang out the notes for the Star Spangled Banner.
Personification
Goes immediately after evidence
Citations
My role models are my parents, Leonardo DiCaprio and Derek Jeter.
My role models are my parents, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Derek Jeter.
Shows change over time, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, before/after.
Structure
When you find out your dentist has a mouthful of cavities.
Irony
The sun shone brightly, its rays illuminating the field with yellow warmth that made the dead grass glow.
Imagery
How to end a conclusion paragraph
Tie back to the lead