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Pass Return Thesis, Ideas, and Content -The thesis makes a focused claim that can be sustained in a longer essay. - The writer analyzes how literary devices are used in the song. Getting better, especially the organization of the ideas relate to the card game/gamble X metaphor. However, this analysis still needs more depth. The deification device does not work here in this analysis. You need three unique devices to analyze and show how they are used to help convey the overall message of the song. Metaphor is one. What are two others? - The writer analyzes the song’s influence, impact and/or importance. This is not addressed in the outline. Organization -Ideas are logically arranged and help move paper forward. -Each proposed main point is focused on one aspect of the topic and helps Formatted: Highlight support the thesis statement. X Style and Voice -Maintains a consistent point of view on topic -Proposed evidence will engage readers’ interest in the topic. X Bibliography -Properly formatted using MLA guidelines. -Provided five potential outside sources for research. X -Effectively summarized the purpose of each source and analyzed its relevance to the topic in at least three sentences Conventions -The outline/organizer has been spell-checked and proofread to check for errors in word choice and typos. X -The assignment is reasonably free of errors that interfere with a reader’s ability to understand the content. Annette Marshall ID Number 22120421 Exam Number 500502 328 Harvest Moon Pkwy Kyle, Texas 78640 [email protected] Format -The prewrite is developed as an outline or graphic organizer. - It includes all required information in a properly formatted header. X Exam Number: 500502 Grade: RETURN Date: 6/23/17 Instructor:AF IMPROVED: Organization of the metaphor section. Ideas are clearer and more on target. However, this section also refers to lines that are not metaphors related to the card game/gamble. It’s possible the metaphor is used throughout, not always the card game/gamble metaphor. Clarify the extended card game/gamble metaphor from other examples of metaphor. They can all be addressed if they are significant to the meaning of the song, but don’t confuse them. NEEDS: WORK: There appears to be two introductory paragraphs; you only need one. It should end with the thesis statement (see example thesis and intro below for a bteter idea of how to structure it and what content to include). The intro and outline DO NOT need to include definition of literary devices. Deification is not an accurate representation of the song’s reference to the power of fate. Reconsdier this literary device. You need three literary devices, not just one (Metaphor). The outline does not address the cultural impact of the song. This section of your outline and future essay is missing. The conclusion introduces new ideas (rhyme and juxtaposition) that are not addressed in the outline at all. Don’t introduce news ideas in the conclusion. You’re making progress! If you have any questions, please contact the school for further guidance. IMPORTANT NOTICE Along the right-hand side of your evaluated exam, you should see marginal or "bubble" comments from your instructor. You should also see a series of highlighted numbers in the evaluation chart identifying the rating you earned on each trait. If you don't see this feedback, click on the "View" tab and "Print Layout" or click on "Review" and the option "Final Showing Markup." If you still cannot see the feedback, please contact the school for the complete evaluation. Title: Project 6: Figurative Language- Essay Introduction: Annette Marshall ID Number 22120421 Exam Number 500502 328 Harvest Moon Pkwy Kyle, Texas 78640 [email protected] This essay will analyze the use of figurative language in the song “The Winner Takes it All” by the Swedish group, ABBA. The song, is about love and relationships. Figurative language is used to compare the risks taken when we choose to love someone and then we lose Commented [PF1]: Avoid 2nd person (you/we/us)) in your academic writing. that person for whatever reason. Love is equated to a game of cards, which is the central thesis of Commented [PF2]: Not thesis, but perhaps theme or topic the song itself. The specific devices to be studied are: a)of extended metaphor, or the equating of two different things as one and, b) deification are …. .. or giving godly traits to humans and objects. Aside from these devices, the song is also rife with true rhyme, or the repetition of final sounds. Each element will be analyzed within the context of the song for literal and contextual meaning. ** Commented [PF3]: (1)Don’t announce what you will do or study in the outline. Instead, make clear statements about the song, its use of literary devices and analysis of Thesis: What is your thesis? It should be one complete sentence. the meaning. (2)Do not define your literary devices. The reader already See this example of intro and thesis from the sample literary analysis outline: knows what the terms mean, so you do not have to define. Introduction: Katy Perry’s “Firework” is an inspirational song that was released in November 2010. The song hit #1 on the Billboard Music Charts on December 18th, 2010, where it remained for 3 consecutive weeks (Billboard Hot 100). Since its release, the song has transcended the charts and has been featured in popular TV shows such as “Glee” and “The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt,” and even covered by a number of different musical artists in various styles (CBS). Thesis statement: Katy Perry uses imagery, similes, and metaphors in her song “Firework” to help listeners overcome adversity and embrace their individuality, making the song a modern cultural anthem anyone can relate to during their own personal struggles. The Winner Takes It All The song “The Winner Takes it All,” by the Swedish group from the 1970s, ABBA, is one rife in figurative language, particularly extended metaphor. This metaphor expands throughout the entire song and is worked to simulate real life. Specifically, the metaphor is used to illustrate love relationships as a game of cards overlooked by otherworldly deities, or “gods” Annette Marshall ID Number 22120421 Exam Number 500502 328 Harvest Moon Pkwy Kyle, Texas 78640 [email protected] who also decide our fate as they see us gambling away at love. The song also features deification (the otherworldly creatures) and rhyme (Algeo, Thomas, 2014) to effectively convey the message that in the game of cards of love, some win and some lose. The focus of this analysis is to see how the extended metaphor of the game of cards is used throughout the song. Overall, using the figurative language, the otherwise mundane aspects of relationships are more colorful. Commented [PF4]: This paragraph reads like a 2nd introduction. You only need one. Extended Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech used to equate two things that are dissimilar for the purpose of illustrating their traits (Cuddon, 2013). An extended metaphor is one that remains the same and is repeated throughout a story, song, poem, or any other piece of literature. It is meant to be an anchor to the main idea. In the case of this song, an extended metaphor permeates the majority of the song. The metaphor consists ofn the following: Love, in the song, is seen as a game of cards where the gamblers either win or lose. This extended metaphor is the central analysis of the Commented [PF5]: The metaphor is not the analysis. essay. Here is the compilation of metaphors and their meaning. In this example, the singer is saying that she does not want to talk about the pressing Commented [PF6]: Which example are you referring to here? issue in front of her: the love of her life left her, presumably for someone else. She did not see it coming, so she says that she would rather not talk about it. (Algeo, Thomas, 2014) Commented [PF7]: How is this source related to the song? Based on your annotated bibliography, this source is about the origin of language. I don’t see the relevance of this Illustrative examples citation here. “Though it's hurting me, now it’s history” This second verse of the song is a metaphor that helps the writer make two things become the same, even if they are not. In this case, equating the memory of a bad relationship to “history, as in “now it is history” is something colloquially said, but it does not mean the literal meaning Annette Marshall ID Number 22120421 Exam Number 500502 328 Harvest Moon Pkwy Kyle, Texas 78640 [email protected] of history. It means that the situation is now over. Surely, it is not history in the literal sense of “documenting serial events,” but the singer gives an emotional touch to her current experience and prefers not to dwell on it.