Riddles for English Class

I am alive with characters but never breathe. What am I?

I travel in pairs and keep dialogue clear. What am I?

I give objects a heartbeat. What am I?

I am the BAM and POW on comic pages. What am I?

I make readers gasp before the resolution. What am I?

I connect independent clauses with FANBOYS. What am I?

I am the clue at the heart of close reading. What am I?

I hold Shakespeare, Angelou, and Cervantes together. What am I?

I capture seasons in 17 syllables. What am I?

I ask why the author wrote the text. What am I?

I plant an early hint that blooms later. What am I?

I compare using like or as. What am I?

I visit memories and flashbacks. What am I?

I rhyme AABB in two lines. What am I?

I keep essays focused with a clear claim. What am I?

I am a comparison without like or as. What am I?

I am the main lesson hiding in a story. What am I?

I am the narrator using I and me. What am I?

I am the feeling a poem gives readers. What am I?

I am the author attitude toward a subject. What am I?

I am a phrase not meant literally. What am I?

I am a word that means nearly the same thing. What am I?

I am a word that means the opposite. What am I?

I am the mark ending an excited sentence. What am I?

I end with a curved mark and a dot, and I ask something. What am I?

I am the draft after revision marks. What am I?

I am the evidence sandwich with quote and explanation. What am I?

I am the poem without a fixed rhyme. What am I?

I am the class talk after finishing a chapter. What am I?

What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?