Definitions
Comparason being made with like or as.
What is similie?
-12 point size, double spaced, Times New Roman (often)
-Your last name and page number at the top right of each page header
-Heading information at the top left of the first page: Your Name Your Professor's Name Class and section number Date
How should an MLA 9th edition essay be set up?
The sight was blinding.
Which is an example of juxtaposition?
A figure of speech in which a word/ phrase is applied to an object/ action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor?
-Hook
-background on the topic
-thesis
What should be included in an introductory paragraph?
"It seems to be raining" in a hurricane.
Which is an example of Understatement?
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
What is a juxtaposition?
-Topic sentence
- Evidence that helps to prove your thesis
-Transition sentence.
What should be included in a body paragraph?
A heart of gold.
Which is an example of a metaphor?
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it.
What is understatement?
-Restated topic and why it's important
-Restated thesis/claim (different wording)
-Address opposing view points
- Call for action (if needed)
What is in a conclusion?
Busy as a bee.
Example of a similie?
A reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader's understanding of their work.
What is a allusion?
Author Last Name, First Name. "Title." Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Title, Publication Information [volume, issue/number, year, pages]. Name of Database, DOI, Permalink or shortened URL for article in the database. (Hanging indent)
(Author Last Name Page Number)
What should be in an MLA 9th edition works cited?
What should an MLA 9th edition in-text citation look like?
I have so many pets, call me Old McDonald.
What is a allusion?