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Apostrophe, Meta-discourse , & Interjection

Apostrophe, Meta-discourse , & Interjection. Using emotional pauses/commentary to enhance your informal writing. Ashley Naylor and Emily Maggioncalda. Meta-discourse. " beyond" + "discourse "

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Apostrophe, Meta-discourse , & Interjection

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  1. Apostrophe, Meta-discourse, & Interjection Using emotional pauses/commentary to enhance your informal writing Ashley Naylor and Emily Maggioncalda

  2. Meta-discourse "beyond" + "discourse" reveals the writer's awareness of the reader and his/her need to elaborate, clarify, guide and interact it draws attention to the text Writing about writing

  3. Examples of Meta-discourse “In this paper, I will” “After a discussion of x, I will turn to y” “This paper will be divided into four sections” “To sum up...” “Note that...” “Certainly...” gives clarity to the writer as well as to the reader.

  4. Interjection a word that is added to a sentence to convey emotion not grammatically related to any other parts of a sentence can exclaim, protest, or command can be forceful in a sentence and set off by using commas

  5. Examples of Interjection “Um, ...” “Hey...” “Phew!” “Ah, ...” “Well, …”

  6. Apostrophe exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech. writer breaks off or directs speech to an imaginary person or abstract quality forceful and emotional provokes feeling that the writer becomes caught in writing and is no longer possible to respect bounds of the narrative Good for persuasive essays and creative writing (can be distracting in formal writing)

  7. Not this… This!

  8. Exampleof Apostrophe “So we near our conclusion, and I must ask you, my wise reader, to bear with me for one more small digression.” “Twinkle, twinkle, little star…” http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jd8DFCChG1E

  9. Remember: M.I.A. • show a sense of pause in the writing • taking a step away from the idea presented and describing a reaction, further detail, or separate idea • Use emotional appeal • slight commentary that the reader can relate to • deepens the connection between reader and writer • should be used sparingly • Informal writing

  10. Sources… • http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/writing-apostrophe-figure-of-speech.php • http://books.google.com/books?id=t-dUEbyl8w0C&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=using+an+apostrophe+device+in+writing&source=bl&ots=BakX1PMila&sig=1cHz0gc5LffZXWNwzr6nAU4ef4Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jktbUfTXMq7E4AO2_ID4BA&ved=0CGUQ6AEwBQ • http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/metadiscourseterm.htm • http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/interjct.html • http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/interjections.htm#vpCQL1ojUxXoEsGE.99

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