Essay Outline: Quote Analysis

Paragraph 1 Introduction

Introduce the story and the author

Identify the speaker of the quote and the setting.

Identify 2-3 specific reasons you think this quote is important to the story.

Paragraph 2: How does this quote connect to your life?

In 3-4 sentences, answer the following question: How does this quote connect to your life?

Provide at least 1 example of how this quote relates to you.

Paragraph 3: Conclusion

Write 2 sentences explaining why you think this quote is still relevant today.

In 1-2 more sentences, restate your main reasons you think this quote is important to the story.

for example: in, he, a,from

what passage could you provide the passage.

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.

the bundle of the sticks, talks about union and how sometimes people need a different point of view. when the father in this story asked his sons to break the bunch of sticks, they could not, but when they grabbed one stick each, it was easier for them to break, because they worked together.

in hofus the stonecutter shows a simple happy working man, but one day when he delivers a load of stone into the house of a rich man, he wishes to be a rich man as well and so the mountain spirit grants him that wish and many others, until he realizes that even getting all his desires and wishes come true, he just needed to be humble and have genuine reason to live and be a better man each day.