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Comma splice
when two independent clauses are connected with only a comma.
a comma that separates two words with no space inbetween.
A comma you put after naming a place.
A grammatically faulty sentence in which two or more main or independent clauses are joined without a word to connect them or a punctuation mark to separate them.
compound-complex
one independant cause
1 independant cause +1 or more independent cause
a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
exposition
the study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience.
the action of making public; exposure.
a large public exhibition of art or trade goods.
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
hyperbole
A serious statement to be taken literally.
acting or speaking sincerely and in earnest, rather than in a joking or halfhearted manner.
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
express disapproval of.
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hyperbloe
exaggeration
metaphor
idiom
independent clause
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence
a clause that is grouped together or by itself.
depends on other clauses.
A clause that provides a sentence element with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence.
cliche
an expression that has been used so often that it has lost its effectiveness and is somewhat corny
the analysis of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem in order to establish its meter
a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another that is closely related
repeats the same vowel sound in words (rhyming words)
scansion
the repetition of consonant sounds within words or at the end of words
a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another that is closely related
repeats the same vowel sound in words (rhyming words)
the analysis of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem in order to establish its meter
metonymy
repeats the same vowel sound in words (rhyming words)
the repetition of consonant sounds within words or at the end of words
a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another that is closely related
a brief story used to teach a lesson
assonance
a brief story used to teach a lesson
repeats the same vowel sound in words (rhyming words)
the repetition of consonant sounds within words or at the end of words
the process in which a writer reveals the personality of a character
consonance
a warning of what will happen
the process in which a writer reveals the personality of a character
a brief story used to teach a lesson
the repetition of consonant sounds within words or at the end of words
parable
a brief story used to teach a lesson
the process in which a writer reveals the personality of a character
a warning of what will happen
a break in the story to introduce an earlier event
foreshadowing
a warning of what will happen
a break in the story to introduce an earlier event
arranged in the order of how events happened
a person's definition of a word depending on how they feel about it
flashback
a break in the story to introduce an earlier event
arranged in the order of how events happened
a person's definition of a word depending on how they feel about it
the work of finding, creating, editing, and publishing news or material written and presented for a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast news source
chronological order
arranged in the order of how events happened
a person's definition of a word depending on how they feel about it
the work of finding, creating, editing, and publishing news or material written and presented for a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast news source
the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
