Essay Analysis

Question 1

Essay

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A discussion in writing on ONE subject, arguing one POV and is proven by arguments

Question 2

Tone

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Shows the writers attitude. Find by looking at word choice and sentence structure

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5 Steps to analyze an essay

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1) State thesis in authors words
2) Paraphrase arguments made
3) Determine the purpose of Essay
4) Establish the Tone
5) Methods of Development

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Argumentative Essay

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Convinces readers of validity of writers POV and is developed through logic

-statistics, facts, proofs, reference to authority

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Reflective

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Written about the significance of an event. Personal experience/ perspective

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Descriptive

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Describes a person. place or event. Uses many describing words, imagery and illustrations

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Expository

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Explains a theory or a phenomenon to inform a reader

Used often in history and science

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Narrative

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Narrates a story, tells a story in a sequence of events

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Persuasive

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Convince reader to take action through emotional appeals
Blends facts and logic
Thesis=propositional statment
propositional language used like should, must and have to

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analogy

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a comparison made between something unfamiliar to something familiar to better understand something.

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Anecdote

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short story to make a point

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Anti-Climatic order of scentences

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More important to less important

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Comparison

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shows similarities

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Contrast

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shows differences

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Concession

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recognizes principal points of opposing argument

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Definition

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identifies a term

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Emotional Appeal

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emotion evoked from reader to convince reader to take authors POV

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Fact

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declarative statement. A true statement that does not need qualification

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Generalization

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Summarizes detail in a larger category

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Illustration/ Example

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supporting evidence

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Irony

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discrepancy about what should happens and what does happen

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Logical Argument

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illustration of something that makes sense, appeals to reader’s logic

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Narration

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retelling a sequence of events

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Parody

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Humorous imitation

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Personal Experience

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retelling of an event or a story which emphasizes the main points.

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Quotation

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reference of someone with experience of situation

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Reference to authority

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quotation from an acknowledged authority

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Refutation

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to rebut main points of opposing argument

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Statistic

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numerical measurement/data

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alliteration

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repetition of the same consonant sound in two or more words placed closely together

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Allusion

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reference to a recognizable person, figure or an event, often historical or literary reference

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Antithesis

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Contrast in words or ideas

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Anti- Climatic order of words

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words progress form more important to less important

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Apostrophe

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to call out to someone who is not there, dead or that can't respond

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Climatic Order of Words

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words progress form less important to more important

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Hyperbole

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deliberate use of exaggeration

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Litotes

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a deliberate understatement, opposite of hyperbole

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Oxymoron

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words places beside each other with, used together by meaning contrasting ideas

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison without using like or as

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Parallelism

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words, phrases, or sentences meaning similar things placed near each other

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Personification

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a metaphorical device where inanimate objects are meant to have human characteristics

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Pun

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funny use of words to mean a different meaning

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Repitition

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used for emphasis to suggest a point

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Rhetorical question

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question posed without expecting an answer

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simile

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A comparison using like or as