Today in Mr.Rease’s American Literature Class, I did an Essay. The introduction paragraph consist of a hook, the introduction of the topic, and the thesis. In the introduction I used a three point thesis statement. The body paragraph consist the claim, two pieces of evidence, and an explanation for each evidence. My next body paragraph was my counter claim: it consisted a counter claim, two pieces against the counter claim, and two explanation. My last paragraph was the conclusion, in my conclusion I reinstated my thesis.
Today in class we learned about rhetorical devices. The first one we discussed was hyperbole, which is an exaggeration. The second was understatement. An understatement is the force of a descriptive statement that is less than what one would normally expect. Third we went over litotes, which are an emphasis on a point by using a word opposite to the condition. Fourth we learned antithesis, this makes use of a contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideals. Lastly we were introduced to hypophora which is asking a question then proceeding to answer it.
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