Writing an Analysis of Poetry
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Based on the poetry of Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, which is the best thesis
statement? - correct answer ✔✔ The nonsensical poetry of Through the Looking-Glass
highlights how difficult it is for the characters to communicate with each other.
The tone of an essay is created by - correct answer ✔✔ the attitude of the writing.
A strong thesis shows - correct answer ✔✔ the focus of the writer's analysis.
Read this excerpt from a student's analytical essay.
The nursery rhymes that Alice recites in the story come true afterward, which is really weird and
interesting to me.
Which is the best revision of this informal sentence? - correct answer ✔✔ It is especially
significant that nursery rhymes come true after Alice recites them.
Which of these is an example of a casual phrase? - correct answer ✔✔ I think
Which of these sentences is the most subjective in tone? - correct answer ✔✔ I think that Alice
needs to stop arguing with the characters she meets in the Looking-Glass land and just accept
the rules
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Based on the poetry of Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, which is the best thesis
statement? - correct answer ✔✔ The nonsensical poetry of Through the Looking-Glass
highlights how difficult it is for the characters to communicate with each other.
The tone of an essay is created by - correct answer ✔✔ the attitude of the writing.
A strong thesis shows - correct answer ✔✔ the focus of the writer's analysis.
Read this excerpt from a student's analytical essay.
The nursery rhymes that Alice recites in the story come true afterward, which is really weird and
interesting to me.
Which is the best revision of this informal sentence? - correct answer ✔✔ It is especially
significant that nursery rhymes come true after Alice recites them.
Which of these is an example of a casual phrase? - correct answer ✔✔ I think
Which of these sentences is the most subjective in tone? - correct answer ✔✔ I think that Alice
needs to stop arguing with the characters she meets in the Looking-Glass land and just accept
the rules
