Essay Writing
The best type of evidence in a literary analysis essay
Direct quote
"The curls, tiny little sausages, were spread on the hay behind her head, and her lips were parted."
Metaphor
A joke using similar words or a play on words
Pun
a long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero's extraordinary deeds and their impact on the world (the genre of The Odyssey)
epic poem (epic is acceptable)
True or False: A simple sentence must have an adverb in order to be complete.
False. A simple sentence needs a subject (noun or pronoun) and a verb.
The final sentence of your introduction paragraph
Thesis Statement
"Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again."
Simile
An ancient story that explains natural occurrences/happenings in the world.
Myth
Whose cows was Odysseus instructed not to eat?
Helios (sun god)
Is this a complete sentence?
Because of you.
No. It is a dependent clause and lacks a verb.
The first sentence of your introduction paragraph grabs your reader's attention. What do we call this sentence?
Hook
"Suddenly Lennie appeared out of the brush, and he came as silently as a creeping bear moves."
Simile
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.
Hyperbole
DAILY DOUBLE: Name three characters Odysseus talks to in the underworld (Hades).
Teiresias (Prophet)
Anticlea (Mother)
Agamemnon
Achilles
At, In, From, Above, Around are examples of...
Prepositions
When you submit typed essays, what format should they follow?
MLA Format
"The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze."
Personification
A reference to or a "shout out" to an earlier work
Allusion
The Odyssey starts "in the middle of things." What is the Latin literary term for this narrative structure?
in medias res
Which part of speech is used to describe an adjective?
Adverb (can also modify verbs)
The "Conventions" section of your writing rubric is worth how many points (out of 10)?
2 out of 10
"Someday we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs... an' we're gonna live off the fatta the lan'."
Imagery OR Dialect
The emotional value or “feeling” set up by an author’s word choice, description, characterization, and setting.
Tone (not mood)
DAD JOKE: My favorite part of The Odyssey is when Odysseus meets the Cyclops. It is by far the most _____________ scene.
Eye-conic
And, But, Or, Yet, So are examples of...
Conjunctions