X-Factor
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Essay Form
Essay Devices
Irony
100
Mr. Lady
What is oxymoron
100
When I look at the situation in emergency wards, with many staff leaving, it's hard not to worry about how many doctors will be available to treat patients in the future. VS. If we consider the situation in emergency wards, with increasingly low staff retention rates, there are concerns about the capacity of hospitals to maintain adequate doctor to patient ratios.
What is informal language vs. formal language
100
In this kind of essay, we not only give information but also present an argument with supporting ideas and opposing ideas of a contested issue.
What is an argumentative essay
100
A limited selection of examples which support or oppose an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis
What is anecdotal evidence
100
You did really well on your test (Not!)
What is sarcasm
200
A very poor woman gives birth to twins and dies immediately after. The sons get separated at birth. While one son finds himself adopted into a wealthy factory owner's house, the other is a street child who turns into a petty thief. The film story traces their journey through life. At a crucial moment, the son who is a petty thief corners the other son in a dark alley and mugs him. Both sons, born of the same mother and identical to look at, are yet so much different in their motives, lifestyles and characters. Thus this literary device is used to draw a distinction between the two.
What is juxtaposition / contrast
200
I graduated from the University of Life. All right? I received a degree from the School of Hard Knocks. And our colors were black and blue, baby. I had office hours with the Dean of Bloody Noses. All right? I borrowed my class notes from Professor Knuckle Sandwich and his Teaching Assistant, Ms. Fat Lip Thon Nyun. That’s the kind of school I went to for real, okay?
What is extended metaphor
200
In this essay, the aim is to explain the reasons and results of an event or situation
What is a cause and effect essay
200
Why did I say that?
What is rhetorical question
200
This kind of irony is evident in Macbeth's pursuit of the throne. He expects that he will find contentment when he is king; however, when he finally usurps Duncan, he is tormented by the evil he has committed and is not able to peaceably enjoy his position.
What is situational irony
300
Banquo is to Macbeth what Draco Malfoy is to Harry Potter
What is foil
300
Beowulf, Odyssey, 300 (film)
What is epic / poetry
300
An essay that discusses similarities and or differences between two (or more) ideas / things
What is comparison contrast (synthesis essay)
300
Memory is to love what the saucer is to the cup
What is analogy
300
In Macbeth, when Duncan lodges for the night at Macbeth's castle he feels his loyal subjects treat him with respect and honour and is not aware that these same subjects plot his murder. Having witnessed interactions between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, the audience is aware of this deception.
What is dramatic irony
400
..who murder our wives and children, plunder our dwellings, steal our sheep, and rob our potato patches It shattered mountains, tore up oaks by the roots, dismantled churches, laid villages waste, and overturned a hay-stack
What is anti-climax
400
First came the chicken, then came the egg, then came a little chicken, then the chicken grew, then it became fried chicken.
What is chronological order
400
This kind of essay form strives to create a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader. This effect is achieved not through facts and statistics, but by using detailed observations and descriptions
What is descriptive essay
400
Weird Al Yanovic: "Living in an Omish Paradise" (spun from 2 Pac and Coolio's "Living in a Gangsta Paradise"
What is parody
500
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool
What is paradox
500
Introduces the reader to the purpose of the document and outlines the major topics that will be covered to achieve this purpose
What is thesis
500
This kind of essay is told from a defined point of view, often the author's and it uses specific and often sensory details to involve the reader in the elements and sequences of the story. This form relies on personal experiences so it is often in the form of a story and all details relate to the main point the author is attempting to make.
What is narrative essay
500
Direct quotations from leading experts
What is expert testimony
500
A literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn them. Example: The Simpsons, Family Guy
What is satire
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