Topic Sentence Exemplar Analysis

Where should the thesis statement should be placed in a literary analysis essay?

• At the beginning of the introductory paragraph

• At the conclusion of the essay

• At the beginning of the first body paragraph

• At the end of the introductory paragraph

THESIS STATEMENT: Shakespeare develops the thematic idea that rash decisions are dangerous through language, contrast, and dramatic irony.

WHAT ELEMENTS WILL BE ANALYZED IN THE ESSAY?

• thematic idea

• theme

• language, contrast, and dramatic irony

• rash decisions are dangerous

Shakespeare develops the theme that rash decisions are dangerous through language, contrast, and dramatic irony.

WHAT THEMATIC IDEA WILL BE ANALYZED THE ESSAY?

• the film

• theme

• language, contrast, and dramatic irony

• rash decisions are dangerous

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• Thou art wedded to calamity

•  For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.

• you beasts, that quench the fire of your pernicious rage

• All of the above

TRUE OR FALSE: Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows important information that a character does not know.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of contrast?

• night and light

• death and burial

• alive and thrive

• woe and foe