You are being asked to present a detailed breakdown of what a personal essay is and how you can go about writing an effective one, including but not limited to: form, conventions, key features, tone, etc.

this analysis will be supported by direct reference to at least three (3) examples chosen by you and reliable sources of research.

keep in mind, you are writing about this genre with the intention of producing a personal essay of your own in the future, so be detailed and thorough in your analysis.

logistics:

mla formatting, including a work cited page

two or more pages (not including work cited page)

reference at least three (3) examples of life writing including but not limited to personal essays, personal narratives, personal statements, memoirs, autobiography, documentaries, etc.

Which techniques best describe the tone the author is using in this passage? o a. confusion and curiosity o b. jokes and humor o c. sarcasm and mockery o d. sadness and regret

2read this passage from "the raven." what is puzzling the speaker in this stanza? 60% but the raven still beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, straight i wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door then, upon the velvet sinking, i betook myself to linking fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore- what this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore meant in croaking "nevermore." s and what the raven's message is why the raven came to visit where the raven came from how the raven got into his room

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .