10. The Elaborated Compound Sentence

My sentence:

We skimmed the icy waters moving northward; Alaska lay before us a vast adventure; our wearisome office existence forgotten.

Other Examples:

"With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable. I stayed miserable for two days."

Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Scout suffers Dill's departure at the end of the summer. This sentence is also an example of anaphora - twice: "with him/without him" and "life was."

"And stronger I shouted, and more did I hammer and clinch my oath, because of the dread in my soul."

Herman Melville, Moby Dick the White Whale

Ishmael responds to Captain Ahab inciting his crew to revenge against the whale.