FANBOYS
FANBOYS are more commonly called this.
Coordinating conjunctions
"The cat sat on the mat"
simple sentence
The author's attitude or feelings about the subject matter and the audience.
Tone
The most gentle and sympathetic toward its subject
Horatian
a punctuation mark that separates parts of a sentence to make it easier to understand
comma
The "F" in FANBOYS
For
Because he was late again, he would be docked a day's pay.
Complex sentence
The feeling or atmosphere that a reader experiences while reading a story.
Mood
Satire that compares what someone actually means with their language against what they actually say or do
Irony
A group of words that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence
Independent clause
The "A"in FANBOYS
And
This house is too expensive, and that house is too small.
compound sentence
A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
Adverb
Characterized by attacking mental attitudes rather than specific individuals or entities.
Menippean
The reason an author chooses to write about a specific topic and what they intend to achieve with their writing
Author's purpose
The "Y" in FANBOYS
Yet
I will go to Paris on Monday, and Devin will meet me on Wednesday unless his flight is delayed.
Compound complex
Intended to be understood as a joke, although
often seeming serious.
Tounge & Cheek
This is the strongest type of satire as it attacks a single target in a vicious way.
Juvenalian
Is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and needs to be attached to an independent clause to form a complete thought
dependent clause
The "N" in FANBOYS
Nor
Comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
compound complex
A brief description of the main idea of a piece of writing, and it conveys a specific value judgment or opinion about the human condition.
Thematic statements
The imitation of a literary style for humorous effect.
Parody
When I am locking your assignments.
3:30 today!