Literary Devices
This is description language that appeals to one or more of the five senses.
What is imagery?
Scout, who is one, hates being called this.
What is a girl?
Shakespeare employs dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet's prologue by explaining at the very beginning that the two young lovers do this.
What is commit suicide?
It's the correct spacing for an MLA essay.
What is double spaced?
This, coupled with your last name, is called "pagination," and it should be in the upper right-hand corner of your essay.
What is a page number?
It's the kind of language that uses words or expressions that is different from the literal meaning, enhances writing, and makes reading more interesting.
What is figurative language?
Harper Lee's criticism of formal education is clear through her description of this teacher's first day on the job.
Who is Miss Caroline?
This probably isn't what detectives should do with a murder weapon, but in "Lamb to the Slaughter," it's exactly what happens - of course, they don't know it was used to kill Patrick.
What is eat it?
This first part of a CEI should "answer" the prompt and be supported by evidence.
What is the claim?
For every 1 piece of evidence in a CEI, this is how many sentences of interpretation you should have - at a minimum.
What is 2?
"The author believes that ________" is a useful strategy to help determine this.
What is theme?
By getting him to sign his name, Atticus shows the jury that Bob Ewell is this, indicating that he could have been the one to beat Mayella.
What is left handed?
The theme that blind hatred leads to tragedy is spotlighted by the Prince, who says "See what a scourge is laid upon your" this (5.3.302).
What is "hate?"
When citing, just use the title of the article if this is not provided.
What is the author?
MLA guidelines say that in-text citation of a text should include only this and a page number, with no comma in between.
What is the author's last name?
This is the part of a plot in which the basic premise is laid out for the reader.
What is exposition?
Showing how much she has matured, Scout takes these words of wisdom from Atticus to heart while standing on the Radley porch at the end of the novel.
What is "climbing into someone else's skin/seeing the world from their point of view?"
Friar Laurence suggests that "young men's love" comes from here, rather than from their hearts.
What is their eyes?
These are the four elements of a proper MLA heading.
What are student's name, teacher's name, class name, and due date?
This way of introducing direct textual evidence into your writing (such as a blended one) is required in all formal writing - along with proper citation.
What is a lead-in?
It's when future action is hinted at early in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
Atticus points out that the prosecution against Tom Robinson has no substantial this, beyond the questionable testimony of the Ewells.
What is evidence?
Romeo and Juliet have to grapple with their attraction to a member of a rival household - an example of this type of conflict.
What is Man vs. Self?
It's the last sentence of the first paragraph in an MLA essay.
What is the thesis statement?
It's backwards, but it's still the proper way of formatting your Works Cited page if the citation continues onto a second line.
What is a hanging indent?