Punctuation

that ends with a purposeful pause shown by punctuation. In the poem A Noiseless Patient Spider, Walt whitman uses many end stopped lines in order to achieve a more powerful rhythm. “A noiseless spider patient, I marked where I promontory it stood isolated,” by using the natural pause of an end stopped line with punctuation it gives the poem a fluid rhythm. Enjambment- In a line of poetry when you move from one line to another without using any punctuation. There are many enjambments…

To begin, on September 28, I was given the opportunity to assess a kindergarten student. Before I presented the four assessments, my student and I got to know each other well. I told her some background information about me and she did the same in return. She told me her name is Ally. She is a five year old. Her birthday is October 14. She also stated she liked the color blue along with arts and crafts. Letter identification, phonemic awareness, sentence dictation and concepts of print were the…

If I were to go back and revise my paper I would try to add to my analysis in the third and fourth paragraphs. I would also consider doing some reorganization within those two paragraphs. I would also take more time to go back and look at my punctuation. I would also seek out someone to read over my essay and give me feedback or suggestions for corrects I might have missed. When I revise my writing I dedicate most of my time to looking at sentence structure and seeing if it makes sense. This…

experts acquire a few weaknesses they may need to work on; however, I have a greater extent than just a few. Punctuation is the major problem I still have; nevertheless, my punctuation has become finer, but this is still not a tip-top skill of mine. In my essay “An Excursion of a Lifetime”, I had some sentences which did…

Within the book entitled, “The Great Gatsby,” Nick, who is the narrator of the story throughout the entirety of the story, is reflecting upon a couple of the most tragic years of his life. However, the author for this book is none other than F. Scott Fitzgerald who was a well-known author and was a major literary voice. His primary occasion for developing this piece of literature was due to the political and social changes in early 1920s. Fitzgerald directed this passage toward the people who…

WRITING SKILLS: A PERSONAL NARRATIVE INSTRUCTOR'S EVALUATION Student Number: Grade: Graded By: RB Exemplary Proficient Fair Poor Not Shown Introduction (10 points): Establishes a specific topic and approach, as well as setting an appropriate tone/mood for the rest of the essay. Engages the reader and creates interest. 10 - 9 8 - 7 6 - 5 4 - 1 0 Coherence and Unity (25 points): Ideas flow clearly and logically as essay is developed. Each paragraph…

changed because of the many subjects that were talked about in class. Such as, grammar to ensure that sentences are effective and using grammatical structures in your essay. Make sure to have paragraphs relate to your thesis statement. Have good punctuation in your essay like commas, exclamation points, and periods at the end of each sentence. I didn’t pass this class the very first time I took it, so I hope maybe this time around, it was worth it to learn from my past mistakes. Using good…

work and entering a carriage ride, a girl realizes that death is nothing to be looked down upon, but to be appreciative of. In Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death”, the speaker utilizes personification, capitalization, and punctuation to illuminate the meaning of her passing to the eternal afterlife. In the poem, Death isn’t frightening or an intimidating reaper looking to take the souls of people. It is rather a gentle guide helping to assist the speaker in leading…

thought to do this and how it affected the poem. The grammar and punctuation in this poem is very strange because there are very few punctuation, such as commas, and periods. Also none of the words are capitalized. Lastly, the patterns puzzled me because there is no rhyming, metric, or pattern in the stanzas. This was confusing because the poem flows nicely despite there being no visible patterns. This is why the layout, grammar and punctuation, and patterns puzzled…

reflection, I’m always looking for things that can hinder my progress. As I resume to finish up the last few of weeks, I will aim to proofread all my material more thoroughly. Since studying my writing skills, I plan to make sure that my grammar and punctuation are in check. Going through my short stories that have been created, I will choose the one that is the most relatable. I will work hard to revise my journal assignment as well as to make sure that there are no errors. As I go on to…