Commas
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Netflix has grown tremendously in the last decade, it's no wonder they're cracking down on accounts and logins.
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Netflix has grown tremendously in the last decade, so/and it's no wonder they're cracking down on accounts and logins.
ALSO CORRECT: Netflix has grown tremendously in the last decade; it's no wonder they're cracking down on accounts and logins.
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Her brown eyes sang the tune of happiness her curly hair jostled in the sandy wind.
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Her brown eyes sang the tune of happiness; her curly hair jostled in the sandy wind.
A synonym for "story".
NARRATIVE
The term for the line and/or description beneath a photograph and/or graphic in a non-fiction text.
Caption
What type of figurative language is used in the line below?
In Shakespeare's famous words, "All the world's a stage."
Metaphor
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No it's not Tuesday today.
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No, it's not Tuesday today.
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As the fluffy puppy licked Jonas' face, he couldn't help but laugh; he adored his new best friend.
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As the fluffy puppy licked Jonas' face, he couldn't help but laugh; he adored his new best friend.
Triggers the plot of a story, which leads to rising events.
Inciting Incident
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
Sensory details are/include...
the five senses. Sensory details trigger a reader's sight, sound, taste, touch, and/or smell.
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The icy roads in Alaska, which require extensive salting year-round are some of the most dangerous in the country.
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The icy roads in Alaska, which require extensive salting year-round, are some of the most dangerous in the country.
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Bobby makes the best homemade meals; Sasha says she's ready for the beach.
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Bobby makes the best homemade meals. Sasha says she's ready for the beach.
Conflicts that are considered internal, moral dilemmas, as well as physical confrontations.
Internal & External Conflict
In an informational, argumentative/persuasive, and/or literary analysis essay (or non-fiction text), this line is also known as the "road map" for your paper; it details two key reasons.
Thesis Statement
(1) What type of figurative language is used in the line below? AND (2) Complete it, appropriately.
Glowstick : Halloween :: ___ : ___
Analogy
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When you go to Target, please buy me some cute flip-flops, Auntie!
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When you go to Target, please buy me some cute flip-flops, Auntie!
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This Summer, I'll be vacationing to Orlando, FL, New York City, NY, and Bloomington, IN.
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This Summer, I'll be vacationing to Orlando, FL; New York City, NY; and Bloomington, IN.
Theme
In the closing of a non-fiction article or when writing an essay, this line ends the text. It is, essentially, a "Drop The Mic" moment!
SO WHAT?! Statement
(1) What type(s) of figurative language AND (2) sensory details are used in the line below?
I could taste my desire for vengeance as my blood boiled, my jaw hurting from clenching so tight.
I could taste my desire for vengeance as my blood boiled, my jaw hurting from clenching so tight.
"taste my desire for vengeance" - Personification
"my blood boiled" - Idiom/Touch
"jaw hurting from clenching so tight" - Touch/Taste
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The moon shone bright in the Halloween sky the breezy trees whispering and coyotes howling.
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The moon shone bright in the Halloween sky, the breezy trees whispering and coyotes howling.
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Josh appreciates Science labs; Mark loves track and field; and Mayberry is fulfilled by theatre.
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Josh appreciates Science labs; Mark loves track and field; and Mayberry is fulfilled by theatre.
Hook
The difference between chronological and sequential ordering.
Chronological order is time, such as in 24 hours, date, years, etcetera...
Sequential order includes order (from first to last) of a process and/or instructions, such as with a "how-to".
Answer / Prove / Explain
*Each letter symbolizes an important part of the short-answer response system that we've worked on all year.
*You're also technically saying "A" IS... "P" IS... and "E" IS... comparing it to other words.
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