Essay Structure and Literary Devices Flashcard

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Introduction of a literary essay should include: a hook, author & title with a short summary, and a thesis statement with three points.

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A hook, the author and title with a short summary of the story, and a thesis statement with three points.

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Most effective hook example:

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There is nothing better than a home cooked meal, but once in awhile, it is nice to go out and have someone else do the hard labour.

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Most effective rhetorical question?

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What would you do if dissatisfied with an expensive meal?

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Effective sentence about the author, title, and story:

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Jay Rayner's review of "Le Cinq, Paris" describes his horrific experience at an expensive restaurant.

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Topic sentence?

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Argues the main idea of one body paragraph.

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Most effective topic sentence?

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The writer uses satire to show disbelief at low quality food.

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Effective quote integration example:

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When introducing the foods that displease him, Rayner states, "Other things are the stuff of therapy."

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Quote revealing satire:

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"The dining room, deep in the hotel, is a broad space of high ceilings and coving, with thick carpets to muffle the screams."

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Quote revealing hyperbole:

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"Menus the height of Richard Osman are brought."

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Quote revealing comparison:

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"Every single thing I ate at Skosh for a sixth of the price was better than this."