Rhet. Methods
"And horror movies, like roller coasters..."
analogy
essay type?
personal
I think we're all mentally ill; those of us outside the asylums only hide it better
function of the semicolon?
separate 2 independent clauses not joined by a conjunction
turn the title into a question
Why do we crave horror movies?
another word for "fittingly"
appropriately
"Die, Monster, Die!
Example
Subject?
unusual/unconventional (explains why we enjoy horror movies)
"If we are all insane, then insanity becomes..."
function of comma?
set off intro sub. clause
conclusion (last 2 paragraphs) is effective because (2 reasons)
question (conversational style) to engage
colloquialism "man", "gator"
irony
analogy
The mythic horror movie, like the sick joke,...
rhet. method?
analogy
"Ah, but this is where the ground ..."
Colloquialism
what type of audience? briefly explain and support
fairly wide: vocab not too difficult, many references to popular culture that people in the west would know (The Beatles, well-known movies, jokes)
Certain of these emotional muscles are accepted---even exalted---in civilized society...
function of dash?
emphasize parenthetical material
intro (first 2 paragraphs) is effective because (2 reasons)?
states thesis
intros topic
use of colloquial style
irony (first sentence)
When we exhibit these emotions, society ...
function of comma
intro sub. clause
"Our emotions and our fears form their own body..."
analogy
explain style, and give a specific example to support
conversational/informal:
"I"
jokes
Heh heh heh, Ah (colloquialisms)
sentences begin with conjunctions
"The potential lyncher is in all of us (excluding saints...present; but then, most saints..."
explain the punctuation error
uses semicolon when there is a conjunction connecting the ind. clauses
quote a re-statement of the thesis, or the thesis itself
"If we share a brotherhood of man, then we also share an insanity of man"
rhet. method---"Dawn of the Dead"
example
"no matter how far we may be removed from the beauty of a Robert Redford or a Diana Ross, we are still light-years from true ugliness"
(at least 2 methods)
analogy + irony
explain tone, and support with at least 2 examples
totally subjective
"I think we're all mentally ill..."
the entire essay is the writer's personal view of why horror movies appeal to people (hard to prove this objectively)
"Love, friendship, loyalty, kindness---these are all the emotions we applaud.
function of commas and dash?
separate items is a list of 3 or more
summarize preceding list
quote the thesis
"I think we're all mentally ill
identify the authority in the essay
Stephen King