Figurative Language
"We have to be as quiet as a mouse."
Simile
"As a doctor with 30 years of experience, you can trust me when I say that I endorse this medicine for cancer."
Ethos
What do the roots agi / act / ig mean?
do, act, set in motion
Where do you put a thesis statement? (paragraph AND which sentence)
Last sentence of the introduction
Is this an independent or dependent clause?
Because it's raining outside.
Dependent (incomplete sentence)
"The classroom was a zoo."
Metaphor
"These poor innocent dogs are suffering. Look how sad they are. Don't you think we should do something?"
Pathos
What does mega mean?
Million
How many examples / evidence do you need?
2
What punctuation should we add to fix this sentence?
My sister annoys me, she never stops talking.
Semicolon -- ;
Semicolons combine 2 complete sentences
You could also add a FANBOYS conjunction after the comma, but that's not an option on our final.
What kind of conflict?
Beatty visits Montag in his home while Montag is hiding books.
External conflict
"Voting for this candidate is the right thing to do -- they support the environment."
Ethos
What does plen mean?
How do you write the in text citation after a quote?
(Last name pg#). --> (Bradbury 76).
What's the difference between consonance and assonance?
Consonance is rhyme with consonants (not vowels). Assonance is rhyme with vowels.
"The wind sighed through the trees."
Personification
"9/10 dentists use our toothpaste. That's a 90% satisfaction rate!"
Logos
What does cad / cas / cid / cis mean?
fall
What's wrong with this sentence in a literary analysis essay?
Montag finds a lot wrong with our world. For example, you know this because he starts to question Mildred a lot.
There's pronouns (our, you).
Write essays in 3rd person
Is this in parallel structure?
My husband and I want to grow old together so we can visiting our family, travel around the world, and spend lots of time relaxing.
No, it's not in parallel structure
It should be VISIT our family
What kind of conflict?
Montag begins to feel unsettled about the way his world works.
Internal conflict
"The defendant's fingerprints were on the murder weapon. The DNA evidence at the scene is also the defendant's. Therefore, the defendant is guilty."
Logos
What does idio mean?
strange, peculiar, personal, own, private
What's wrong with this thesis?
Montag is affected by many characters. Clarisse affects him a lot. Then Faber also affects him. And finally, Beatty affects his development.
It needs to be one sentence -- a claim and 3 reasons
Many characters affect Montag's character development, such as Clarisse, Faber, and Captain Beatty.
What's an anecdote?
a short account of an incident or event; a quick story at the beginning of an essay or speech. Usually used to establish tone and theme