Essay Structure
What is the most important sentence in your essay that you would find in the introduction?
Thesis Statement
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
"Rudolph's nose blinked like a warning beacon in the night."
Simile
1. The last line of the poem "What I wished you before, but harder" implies that
A. the speaker loves his daughter more than at the beginning of the poem
B. the speaker realizes the intensity of life's challenges
C. the speaker cannot be as creative as she
D. the speaker feels he has failed her
B. the speaker realized the intensity of life's challenges
Name the type of sentence structure evident here:
Sandra wore an ugly Christmas sweater to work today.
Simple Sentence
What is pathos?
A rhetorical appeal to the emotions
What are the three elements that must be in your thesis statement?
Subject, opinion, and reasons to support your claim.
Comparison not using "like" or "as".
Santa's belly was a bowl full of jelly.
Metaphor
2. Which of the following is used to develop the poem?
A. cause and effect
B. argument
C. definition
D. parallel analogy
D. parallel analogy
1. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction is what type of sentence?
2. A sentence that contains an independent clause with at least one dependent clause is what type of sentence?
1. Compound sentence
2. Complex sentence
An appeal to a person's credibility or ethics.
Ethos
What is a topic sentence?
The first sentence of each body paragraph that states the main idea of your paragraph.
Language used to "create a picture" for the reader in a literary work.
"Santa's, velvety red suit was dusted heavily with the crumbs of the thousands of buttery, rich sugar cookies he had been devouring all night."
Imagery
10. According to the poem, the daughter, as young as she is, has
A. endured hardships
B. published her writing
C. fought for her independence
D. saved a starling
A. endured hardships
Name the type of sentence structure evident here:
Frosty the Snowman was desperate to try a piping hot mug of cocoa, but the result was devastating to the children.
Compound Sentence
The following is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
According to research done at Stanford University, 98% of farts stink.
Logos
What is the acronym that we use to brainstorm specific evidence for our paragraphs?
EACH
Entertainment
Anecdotes
Current Events
History
Giving human traits to non-human things.
"The snowflakes danced in the air around Frosty as the magic took hold."
Personification
The father's tone is one of...
Compassion and understanding
What kind of sentence is the following sentence?
Santa's stomach rumbled as he thought of all the delicious cookies he would be eating later that evening.
Complex Sentence
The following is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
Don't be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated - you don't want to be the laughing stock of your community!
Pathos
How many paragraphs should your essay include?
Four
Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Conclusion
An exaggerated statement
"Christmas spirit exploded from every corner of Mrs. Billings's room"
Hyperbole
5. The poem breaks after line
A. 3
B. 6
C. 8
D. 15
D. 15
What kind of sentence is the following sentence?
Rudolph wanted to exact revenge on the other reindeer since they never let him join in any reindeer games, so he began to formulate his plan.
Compound-Complex Sentence
"Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 50 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best."
Ethos