Where is it?
Essay Components
Transitions
Literary Devices
The Thesis
100

For a literary essay, you'd find the author's name, the title of the novel and the date of publication in this paragraph. 

Introduction

100

This paragraph ends an essay. 

Conclusion

100

The role of paragraph-level transitions... 

They smoothly change the topic from one paragraph to another

100

This literary device includes similes, metaphors, hyperbole and personification. 

Figurative language

100
This paragraph includes the thesis. 

Introduction

200

A thesis statement is rephrased to summarize it in this paragraph. 

Conclusion

200

Three components of an introduction:

Hook, background Information, thesis statement

200

The name for transitions that appear between sentences in the middle of paragraphs. 

Sentence-level transitions

200

This literary device is the opposite of what the audience would expect. 

Irony

200

The thesis's main job...

Clearly explaining what is being argued while listing subtopics

300

Most of the evidence appears in these paragraphs...

Body paragraphs
300

These words or phrases show that the author is shifting topics.

Transitions

300

The job of the transitions: similarly, in the same way, by the same token...

To show that ideas are similar

300

This literary device uses images, characters, actions, and other things to represent ideas. 

Symbolism

300

How readers can know the order of the subtopics...

The thesis lists them in that order

400

This Clue Is Formatted in the Same Case as This Part of the Essay

The title

400
Examples include quotes, statistics, mini-stories and other information that GRAB ATTENTION. 

Hook

400

The job of the transitions: on the other hand, by contrast, conversely...

To show that ideas are different

400

This literary device uses unnamed outside references to help clarify something inside the book. 

Allusion

400

For the moment, the thesis statement should be this long...

One sentence

500

The Modern Language Association has a special name for this part that lists sources. 

Works cited

500

This information appears inside parentheses and links to the work(s) cited to give credit and avoid plagiarism.  

In-text citations

500

The job of the transitions: this shows, the author demonstrates, it is clear...

Explain evidence

500

This literary device places topics side-by-side to let the audience compare and contrast them.

Juxtaposition

500

Where the thesis should appear in the introduction... 

The last sentence

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