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Parenthesis
Example:On my birthday, March 19th, my boyfriend, who’s 6 ft tall, bought us tickets to go see the concert to watch Megan thee Stallion perform.
Analysis: This is a example of parenthesis because it shows the use of commas where it helps my sentence stand out and be more specific without ending it.
Example: The detective was sent to investigate this homicide case, where a woman was killed, and stabbed.
Analysis: This is a example of parenthesis because it adds important information.
Apostrophe
Example: Maria, beware! There’s a man out there kidnapping kids in town.
Analysis: It is telling her to be careful in a more effective way.
Example: She’s dangerous! She likes to bully other kids and harm others with objects.
Analysis: It’s very effective where it’s not addressing who she is for being dangerous even though it explains her actions.
Parenthesis
Example 1: My little cousin (9 years old) got into a fight yesterday and got suspended from school.
Context and Analysis: In this example I use the parenthesis or “brackets” to include some information. Parentheses are commonly used to provide information briefly without making the sentence too long.
Example 2: I want to buy another reptile and I might get a new snake (hognose snake).
Context and Analysis: In this example I used parenthesis to provide the name of the snake I want to get. The parenthesis is being used to provide quick information without having to start a new sentence.
Apostrophe
Example 1: Train, please get me to work on time today.
Context and Analysis: In this example I am figuratively talking to a train for a dramatic effect. Apostrophes are used when someone speaks to something that is unreal as if it was actually real.
Example 2: Oh phone, please don’t die on me quick today. I need you.
Context and Analysis: In this example I am asking my phone to not die on me because I am going to need it in the future. My phone is not a living thing but I am talking to it as if it was for a quote on quote “dramatic effect”.
Parenthesis- Mary ( 6 years old) is my little sister who loves to play with barbies.
Analysis – parenthesis is used to explain something more clear that is not necessarily in the sentence. I have actually used this when I was writing an essay in high school and I had to explain everything about my family. I was talking about my little sister and I wanted to add her age so they can know a little more about her.
Parenthesis # 2- World war 2 (1939-1945) left United States as winners.
Analysis- this can be used in history class when you are talking about world war 2 in an essay and want to write when it started and when it ended. I placed parenthesis on the date to explain when ww2 began and ended so they can have a better understanding of it.
Apostrophe- Rain,go away!
Analysis- this is an apostrophe because I’m talking to “rain” as if it was a person that can hear me. This can be used when you walk outside and you see that it’s raining and you have no umbrella. You say “rain go away” as if it can hear you and it would actually go away.
Apostrophe #2- (hits pinky toe on chair ) “stupid chair!”
Analysis #2- I have used this when I was at home and I was walking barefoot and hit my pink toe into a chair. I screamed, and jumped grabbing my foot yelling “stupid chair “ because it really hurt. My parents just stared at me. This is apostrophe because I’m using “!” And because I’m acting as if the chair was a person and blaming it.
Parenthesis
Example1- “On the last day of love my heart cracked inside my body”, (The Sun And Her Flowers, 13)
Context: This example is a quote from a book. Then in parenthesis where I found this quote.
Analysis: This is an example of parenthesis because I included the parenthesis to show the reader where I had found my quote instead of them wondering where I got this from I explained where its from in parenthesis.
Example2- Jane ( who’s math overall grade is a 94) was upset receiving her low test scores.
Context: Jane is very smart student who as a 94 as her class grade. Then she receives a low test score and it ruins her mood.
Analysis. This is an example of parenthesis because instead of explaining why she is upset, I explained in the parenthesis an important point so the reader can understand why jane may be upset.
Apostrophe
Example1-Carol said to her phone, ” can you stop doing that” while her phone was glitching.
Context: Carol is telling her phone that isn’t human to stop doing something even if it doesn’t understand her.
Analysis: This is Apostrophe because Carol is addressing her phone that is an object and nonhuman to do something
Example2- *trips on rug* ” This goddamn rug needs to move!”
Context: A person trips on the rug and out of anger says it needs to move as if it were a person
Analysis: This is an example of Apostrophe because the person spoke or referred to a nonhuman thing (the rug) as if it was able to do those actions
Parenthesis:
Example #1: “The new sedan is fast (it goes from zero to 60 in just six seconds).”
Context #1: A new car just came into the market and is seems to be faster than the previous model.
Analysis #1: In the first sentence, the statement, The new sedan is fast, does not end with a period. Instead, you place the period after the parenthetical sentence (as well as the final parenthesis), “it goes from zero to 60 in just six seconds.” The aside text adds texture to the sentence.
Example #2: “Banging the wall and screaming ( unrestrained by his father, I might add), Sam was acting like a brat.”
Context #2: A young boy wants a toy but his father says no and obviously the boy doesn’t seem to understand the term no, thus throws a tantrum by hitting the wall, screaming and crying.
Analysis #2: In the preceding sentence, no comma appears before the parentheses. A comma follows the parentheses because if the parenthetical comment is removed, the rest of the sentence would require a comma: Banging the wall and screaming, Sam was acting like a brat.
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Apostrophe:
Example #1- “O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Context #1- The Balcony scene from William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo And Juliet”.
Analysis #1- In Act II, Scene II of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s famous line is an apostrophe. This is because, although Romeo is a living person and is hiding in her yard and listening to her, Juliet thinks she is addressing someone who’s not present. The audience can tell that she thinks she is all by herself and just thinking out loud about Romeo.
Example #2- “Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.”
Context #2- Nursery Rhyme for children
Analysis #2- Apostrophe occurs when a character in the story speaks to an object, an idea, or someone who’s dead or nonexistent, as if it has feelings. In this example the Nursery Rhyme creates the image of a chid looking up and talking to a star in the sky. But, the star is an inanimate object which won’t reply back to the child.
Parenthesis 1: That I wanted a hoodie (nike brand) that was yellow.
Context and Analysis: That I went to the mall shopping.
The rhetorical device adds clarification to the reader/ listener letting them know what brand of hoodie I want. If I don’t use Parenthesis my information would be less clear to the audience.
Parenthesis 2:That the first time I ride a bike (I was 9 years old) I fell off.
Context and Analysis: Telling my friends stories of when I was a kid.
The rhetorical device shows the reader/ listener the age which I try to ride a bike which adds more information. Without this rhetorical device the audience would lose out on this little but important information of the age which I try to ride a bike.
Apostrophe 1: Fire in the hold!
Context and Analysis: pirate shooting a cannon
The effect it’s has on the listener it’s grab the attention of the crew to what about to occur. The speaker gain energy and attention. Without the rhetorical device the speaker lose the energy and the audiences attention.
Apostrophe 2: THIS IS SPARTA!.
Context and Analysis: leonidas last words before killing a messager who threaten his kingdom.
The rhetorical device adds to the meaning energy and sense of honor. The effect it had on the listener it’s built confidence and increase the tension. The speaker gains power in authority in the conversation. Without the rhetorical device the speech would not be as powerful or as entreating without it.
Parenthesis Ex #1: Stephanie Perez ( Last years runner up ) is expected to take home the crown tonight.
Context: Stephanie Perez is expected to win tonight because she was runner up last year.
Parenthesis Ex #2: Alex ( an old drug addict ) was stopped & searched without reasoning by two cops.
Context: Alex, who used to be a drug addict, was searched without a proper reason.
Apostrophe ex #1: Bus, please get me to work on time.
Context: The bus is the most important object because it is his way of getting to work. Although the bus is not alive he speaks to it as if it is, in hopes of the bus getting him to work on time.
Apostrophe ex #2: Both of my cars need gas.
Context: the gas needed increased because both cars now need gas
Parenthesis
Example #1: “Jharrel Jerome won an Emmy (for best lead actor) at last nights awards.”
Analysis #1: This is an example of parenthesis because I used para thesis to inform the reader why Jerome won an Emmy.
Example #2:”Stephanie (my younger cousin) invited us over for a sleepover.”
Analysis: This is an example of parenthesis because I used parenthesis to give information about who Stephanie was.
Apostrophe
Example #1: Ana said “can you stop slipping off” to her shoe as it came off.
Analysis: This is an example of apostrophe because Ana is telling her show which is an object to stop doing something.
Example #2: “Rob tells his radio “can you stop freezing” when it continues to stop in between songs.”
Analysis : This is an example because Rob is telling his radio which can’t hear him or act to stop feeding but because it’s inhuman it can’t follow commands.
Parenthesis
Example #1: My family is getting a new dog from the shelter (we are going to name him Barney)
Context & Analysis: this is just a random sentence. It says that the speaker will be getting a dog and the extra information is something we don’t need but they put it there just to say what they’ll name the dog
Example #2: Did you leave your bag (red, black handles) in the classroom?
Context & Analysis: This is what you can hear while you were in highschool our middle school when going to your next class. I’m asking if you left your bag. It’s not necessary to include what the bag looks like since it’s your bag and you would know how it would look like but it’s added in for just in case.
Apostrophe
Example #1: “Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?Come, let me clutch thee!
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
Context & analysis: this is a quote from William Shakespeares play Macbeth. This is where Macbeth is having a mental conflict before murdering King Duncan. He then has a strange vision of a dagger and talks to it as if it were a person
Example #2: “Chin don’t fail me now”
Context & Analysis: this is from the cartoon the Amazing World of Gumball. It’s the scene where Ms.Simian is trying to understand what Gumball and Darwin are trying to point out with their gestures and thinks they said that Principle Brown went to rescue her In The old abandoned well and jumps out the window herself. And breaks everything so she speaks to her Chin to keep going as if it were alive
Parenthesis #1: Yesterday the Astros played the Nationals with a end score of 2-7(the Astros lost).
Context: In this example of parenthesis I speak in the context of a major league baseball game during the world series of this year.
Analysis: This is an example of parenthesis because I make a statement or state a fact but instead of giving specifics in the sentence I use parenthesis to state it afterword. In the parenthesis it’s not just a specific detail but it’s almost like the summary of the whole sentences, saying the astros lost.
Parenthesis #2: The other day I walked out in two sweaters and a jacket (it was very cold).
Context: In this sentences I wrote in the context of weather and how it affected what I wore that day.
Analysis: This is an analysis of parenthesis because Although someone may assume it was really cold hat day because I wore so many layers, I reassured it by letting them now why I wore so many layers. I tel the audience it was cold that day, which was the reason for the many layers I wore.
Apostrophe #1: Oh hair, won’t you stop being so annoying.
Context: In the context of this Apostrophe I use my hair and this can definitely be used on days when it’s humid out because my hair gets frizzy or just on bad hair days.
Analysis: This is an example of apostrophe because although my hair can’t talk, it acts in its own way. Me telling my hair to stop being annoying wont help because it’s not actually going to listen. This rhetoric is only being used to make a point that my hair doesn’t look good that day or that it’s a mess/ not cooperating.
Apostrophe #2: Please pen don’t run out, I need you right now.
Context: This can/is used in the context of school or any work. Me telling a pen not to run out of ink is usually something that happens to me in school or when I’m writing an important paper or on exams.
Analysis: This is an example of apostrophe because i’m speaking to my pen in my even tho I know it won’t listen to me because it’s non living. Also i’m just trying to express feelings of stress because if my pen runs out then what will i do if i really need it or what i’m writing is really important.
parenthesis:
ex #1: Omarion (a music artist) is a very unbothered person.
context/analysis: I am telling you about someone named Omarion and how unbothered he is by certain things. However, you might not know who he is so i’m pausing to let you know that he’s a music artist.
ex #2: My sister (6 years old) likes to play with Barbie dolls.
context/analysis: I am telling you that my sister likes to play with dolls but i’m using parenthesis to emphasize her age.
Apostrophe
ex #1: Thank you Popeye’s for this food, I don’t know how I would’ve survived the day at work.
context/analysis: I got lunch from Popeye’s and I’m thanking the restaurant but it cannot express emotion back to me. I follow up by correlating the food with how my day at work went.
ex #2: If it wasn’t for Kris watering my plants last week, I would’ve had to start growing some new plants.
context/analysis: Kris isn’t in my presence to express emotion back but I am praising her for watering my plants when I walk pass & see how good they look.
parenthesis #1: My god brother Orlando (5 years old) and I went to the zoo.
analysis & context: In this sentence I used parenthesis to tell a little more about my god brother Orlando.
parenthesis #2: My college (John Jay) is closed on Columbus Day.
analysis & context: In this sentence I use parenthesis to be more descriptive about where I go to college.
apostrophe #1: The book’s main idea was about the life of a college student.
analysis & context: The apostrophe is used in the word “book’s” to identify something belonging to the book.
apostrophe #2: Noah’s favorite color is blue.
analysis & context: The apostrophe is used in the name “Noah” to identify something he favors personally.
Parenthesis Ex#1
Loyal (Genesis’s sister) wanted to go to the park.
This can be used to identify who loyal is related to. As Loyal is introduced originally, the reader isn’t yet aware of who she is or her relevance to the story; therefore, the parentheses provide context.
Parenthesis Ex #2
I walk my dogs at my favorite park (Central park).
I am describing where I take my dogs, as well as what my favorite park is. The use of parentheses is to denote what park i’m referring to without using another sentence.
Apostrophe Ex #1
Blackboard, why can’t you just cooperate?
Sometimes blackboard doesn’t submit my assignments. Blackboard can’t actually speak but I’m expressing how it isn’t being useful and telling the website to cooperative.
Apostrophe Ex #2
Hair, just go into a nice bun today.
My hair doesn’t usually cooperate and I struggle sometimes with creating a neat and perfect bun. I’m speaking to my hair even though it can’t respond back in hopes that it comes out the way I want it to.
Parenthesis:
Ex 1) Jake (the quarterback) has an amazing record in his league.
Analysis: Using the parenthesis helps create a better description for readers to understand what Jake does and what his position is.
Ex 2) My brother (11 years old) loves to play Fortnite for some odd reason.
Analysis: The parenthesis creates a better way of getting a better description and gives an image in the readers head.
Apostrophe:
Ex 1) My laptop’s battery is very low
Analysis: The apostrophe creates better emphasis on the reader to understand that the batter is within the laptop
Ex 2) “Who’s there”
Analysis: The apostrophe creates a better understanding that the speaker is calling out a person(s)
Parenthesis
Example 1: Midnight(my dog) was sleeping on the bed when he knows he is not supposed to.
Analysis:This shows that Midnight who I’m implying is my dog, was on the bed when he is not supposed to be.
Example 2:Arron Judge won an award(Defensive Player of the year)
Analysis:The parenthesis help the reader figure out what award he has won. In this case he won defensive player of the year for his spectacular defense this season.
Apostrophe
Example 1: I told my tv “stop freezing”
Analysis: I’m telling my tv to stop freezing even though I know it cant listen to me and do as I say, but I said it because I’m getting annoyed.
Example 2: Please come home already Midnight(a dog)
Analysis: This example shows that a person has a missing dog. She is worrying and wants her dog to come back home already.
PARENTHESIS:
EXAMPLE #1: My dog (7 years old) is sick.
CONTEXT: Used to inform my audience about my sick dog.
ANALYSIS: The age in parenthesis allows the audience to have a deeper understanding of what may be causing his sickness, maybe due to his age.
EXAMPLE #2: My friend (Katherine) went and got a new laptop.
CONTEXT: Informing my audience about what my friend did.
ANALYSIS: It allows me to be more specific in who my friend is because my audience could be thinking about another friend of mine.
APOSTROPHE:
EXAMPLE #1: Chipotle, I love you 🙂
CONTEXT: When you’re enjoying your chipotle meal
ANALYSIS: It allows my audience to get a sense of how much I love chipotle, saying it to chipotle knowing that it won’t answer me back.
EXAMPLE #2: Death, you’re horrible.
CONTEXT: when you start thinking about death/the people who have died.
ANALYSIS: although “death” isn’t speaking back to me, I expressed my dislike of it.
Parenthesis
Example 1- My sister (Janelly), just got a new job.
Analysis- the use of parenthesis in this sentence is to inform the reader the name of my sister.
Example 2- My team (John Jay women’s volleyball), just finished our season and was left in the quarter finals.
Analysis- the use of parenthesis in this sentence is to inform the reader the name of my volleyball team.
Apostrophe
Example 1- Jessica, you need to do your home work
Analysis- the use of the apostrophe is to elaborate in the sentence that the person writhing is telling Jessica what to do
Example 2- Manhattan, why is everything expensive in your borough?
Analysis- the use of the apostrophe is to elaborate that I am talking to Manhattan even though the borough cannot talk back to me.
Apostrophe:
-Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite
jest, of most excellent fancy.
Context & Analysis:
Hamlet is addressing a third party whilst speaking to someone
-“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?
Come, let me clutch thee!
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
Context & Analysis:
In his mental conflict before murdering King Duncan, Macbeth has a strange vision of a dagger and talks to it as if it were a person.
Parenthesis:
-Andrew Jacklin (last year’s losing finalist) is expected to win this heat.
Context & Analysis:
The use of parenthesis is to explain who Andrew Jacklin is
-My family is getting a new dog from the shelter (we are going to name him Barney).
Context & Analysis:
The use of parenthesis is to add more information about the dog
Parenthesis #1: Sammy (my boy best friend) invited me to attend a Playboi Carti concert with him.
Context/ Analysis: I took this from the conversation I had with him last night. This is used to add the importance of who Sammy is to me. You can use this when showing someones significance in your life.
Parenthesis #2: On November 7th, 2007, 48 hours of labor, 3 nurses, an emergency caesarean section, my little sister was born.
Context/ Analysis: I used my sisters birthday as an example. This can be used when describing an event that took place to someone. The commas help list all the important points.
Apostrophe #1: “Train, oh please don’t be delayed today.”
Context/ Analysis: Living in NYC we have all experienced the terrible MTA. I have heard some form of this saying from multiple people. This is used when adding emotion to a situation, like in this scenario the person knows the trains is not a living thing but making the comment adds emphasis and emotion.
Apostrophe #2: “New York, my comfort, bright and fast, extroverted and loud, how I wish I could live here forever.”
Context/ Analysis: I used the example in the rhetorical devices as inspiration for this sentence. This can be used in creative writing. You are adding meaning and emotion to a city.
Parenthesis Examples:
Example 1: “This continued for many years (some would say for longer than it should have) before a new brand politician put an end to it.”
Context/Analysis: This sentence would be used when describing a corrupt political leader.The parenthesis were used to add the opinion of the people who disagreed with what was taking place.
Example 2: “My sister (which is 8 years old) wasn’t allowed to go to the haunted house.”
Context/Analysis: This sentence would be used to explain to someone why my sister was missing from the plans that took place. The parenthesis allowed me to give missing information, such as the age of my sister which explained why she couldn’t enter the haunted house.
Apostrophe Examples:
Example 1: “So the sun set over Paris-Paris, my first love, sultry, and secretive, beguiling and shy, how I wanted to hold you forever as the sun went down that summer day.”
Context/Analysis: This could be used in creative writing while talking about an experience someone had in Paris. The speaker loved Paris so much that they needed to directly address it, even though it’s not a real person.
Example 2: “Oh Sun, why do you have to be so bright?”
Context/Analysis: This could be said by someone who has sensitive eyes. The speaker is talking to the sun as if it can understand their feelings.
Parenthesis Examples:
Example 1: “ My family is getting a new dog from the shelter (we are going to name him Barney).”
Context/Analysis: This sentence could be used when someone is telling another person the excited about news they have and they added the parenthesis just to add their opinion
Example 2: ”The University of Georgia (UGA) is where my mom went to school.”
Context/Analysis: The sentence could be used in telling someone that what college their parents went to and the parenthesis is to say the abbreviation of the schools name. which is extra information.
Apostrophe Examples:
Example 1: “O holy night! The stars are brightly shining!”
Context/Analysis: This sentence is a line form the Christmas Carol and they used it to talk about the night then after the exclamation point they started talking about all the stars which they say are shining in an enthusiastic way.
Example 2: “Ugh, cell phone, why won’t you load my messages?”
Context/Analysis: This is used to talk about how the person is asking why their phone isn’t working properly.
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Parenthesis
Example:On my birthday, March 19th, my boyfriend, who’s 6 ft tall, bought us tickets to go see the concert to watch Megan thee Stallion perform.
Analysis: This is a example of parenthesis because it shows the use of commas where it helps my sentence stand out and be more specific without ending it.
Example: The detective was sent to investigate this homicide case, where a woman was killed, and stabbed.
Analysis: This is a example of parenthesis because it adds important information.
Apostrophe
Example: Maria, beware! There’s a man out there kidnapping kids in town.
Analysis: It is telling her to be careful in a more effective way.
Example: She’s dangerous! She likes to bully other kids and harm others with objects.
Analysis: It’s very effective where it’s not addressing who she is for being dangerous even though it explains her actions.
Parenthesis
Example 1: My little cousin (9 years old) got into a fight yesterday and got suspended from school.
Context and Analysis: In this example I use the parenthesis or “brackets” to include some information. Parentheses are commonly used to provide information briefly without making the sentence too long.
Example 2: I want to buy another reptile and I might get a new snake (hognose snake).
Context and Analysis: In this example I used parenthesis to provide the name of the snake I want to get. The parenthesis is being used to provide quick information without having to start a new sentence.
Apostrophe
Example 1: Train, please get me to work on time today.
Context and Analysis: In this example I am figuratively talking to a train for a dramatic effect. Apostrophes are used when someone speaks to something that is unreal as if it was actually real.
Example 2: Oh phone, please don’t die on me quick today. I need you.
Context and Analysis: In this example I am asking my phone to not die on me because I am going to need it in the future. My phone is not a living thing but I am talking to it as if it was for a quote on quote “dramatic effect”.
Parenthesis- Mary ( 6 years old) is my little sister who loves to play with barbies.
Analysis – parenthesis is used to explain something more clear that is not necessarily in the sentence. I have actually used this when I was writing an essay in high school and I had to explain everything about my family. I was talking about my little sister and I wanted to add her age so they can know a little more about her.
Parenthesis # 2- World war 2 (1939-1945) left United States as winners.
Analysis- this can be used in history class when you are talking about world war 2 in an essay and want to write when it started and when it ended. I placed parenthesis on the date to explain when ww2 began and ended so they can have a better understanding of it.
Apostrophe- Rain,go away!
Analysis- this is an apostrophe because I’m talking to “rain” as if it was a person that can hear me. This can be used when you walk outside and you see that it’s raining and you have no umbrella. You say “rain go away” as if it can hear you and it would actually go away.
Apostrophe #2- (hits pinky toe on chair ) “stupid chair!”
Analysis #2- I have used this when I was at home and I was walking barefoot and hit my pink toe into a chair. I screamed, and jumped grabbing my foot yelling “stupid chair “ because it really hurt. My parents just stared at me. This is apostrophe because I’m using “!” And because I’m acting as if the chair was a person and blaming it.
Parenthesis
Example1- “On the last day of love my heart cracked inside my body”, (The Sun And Her Flowers, 13)
Context: This example is a quote from a book. Then in parenthesis where I found this quote.
Analysis: This is an example of parenthesis because I included the parenthesis to show the reader where I had found my quote instead of them wondering where I got this from I explained where its from in parenthesis.
Example2- Jane ( who’s math overall grade is a 94) was upset receiving her low test scores.
Context: Jane is very smart student who as a 94 as her class grade. Then she receives a low test score and it ruins her mood.
Analysis. This is an example of parenthesis because instead of explaining why she is upset, I explained in the parenthesis an important point so the reader can understand why jane may be upset.
Apostrophe
Example1-Carol said to her phone, ” can you stop doing that” while her phone was glitching.
Context: Carol is telling her phone that isn’t human to stop doing something even if it doesn’t understand her.
Analysis: This is Apostrophe because Carol is addressing her phone that is an object and nonhuman to do something
Example2- *trips on rug* ” This goddamn rug needs to move!”
Context: A person trips on the rug and out of anger says it needs to move as if it were a person
Analysis: This is an example of Apostrophe because the person spoke or referred to a nonhuman thing (the rug) as if it was able to do those actions
Parenthesis:
Example #1: “The new sedan is fast (it goes from zero to 60 in just six seconds).”
Context #1: A new car just came into the market and is seems to be faster than the previous model.
Analysis #1: In the first sentence, the statement, The new sedan is fast, does not end with a period. Instead, you place the period after the parenthetical sentence (as well as the final parenthesis), “it goes from zero to 60 in just six seconds.” The aside text adds texture to the sentence.
Example #2: “Banging the wall and screaming ( unrestrained by his father, I might add), Sam was acting like a brat.”
Context #2: A young boy wants a toy but his father says no and obviously the boy doesn’t seem to understand the term no, thus throws a tantrum by hitting the wall, screaming and crying.
Analysis #2: In the preceding sentence, no comma appears before the parentheses. A comma follows the parentheses because if the parenthetical comment is removed, the rest of the sentence would require a comma: Banging the wall and screaming, Sam was acting like a brat.
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Apostrophe:
Example #1- “O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Context #1- The Balcony scene from William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo And Juliet”.
Analysis #1- In Act II, Scene II of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s famous line is an apostrophe. This is because, although Romeo is a living person and is hiding in her yard and listening to her, Juliet thinks she is addressing someone who’s not present. The audience can tell that she thinks she is all by herself and just thinking out loud about Romeo.
Example #2- “Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.”
Context #2- Nursery Rhyme for children
Analysis #2- Apostrophe occurs when a character in the story speaks to an object, an idea, or someone who’s dead or nonexistent, as if it has feelings. In this example the Nursery Rhyme creates the image of a chid looking up and talking to a star in the sky. But, the star is an inanimate object which won’t reply back to the child.
Parenthesis 1: That I wanted a hoodie (nike brand) that was yellow.
Context and Analysis: That I went to the mall shopping.
The rhetorical device adds clarification to the reader/ listener letting them know what brand of hoodie I want. If I don’t use Parenthesis my information would be less clear to the audience.
Parenthesis 2:That the first time I ride a bike (I was 9 years old) I fell off.
Context and Analysis: Telling my friends stories of when I was a kid.
The rhetorical device shows the reader/ listener the age which I try to ride a bike which adds more information. Without this rhetorical device the audience would lose out on this little but important information of the age which I try to ride a bike.
Apostrophe 1: Fire in the hold!
Context and Analysis: pirate shooting a cannon
The effect it’s has on the listener it’s grab the attention of the crew to what about to occur. The speaker gain energy and attention. Without the rhetorical device the speaker lose the energy and the audiences attention.
Apostrophe 2: THIS IS SPARTA!.
Context and Analysis: leonidas last words before killing a messager who threaten his kingdom.
The rhetorical device adds to the meaning energy and sense of honor. The effect it had on the listener it’s built confidence and increase the tension. The speaker gains power in authority in the conversation. Without the rhetorical device the speech would not be as powerful or as entreating without it.
Parenthesis Ex #1: Stephanie Perez ( Last years runner up ) is expected to take home the crown tonight.
Context: Stephanie Perez is expected to win tonight because she was runner up last year.
Parenthesis Ex #2: Alex ( an old drug addict ) was stopped & searched without reasoning by two cops.
Context: Alex, who used to be a drug addict, was searched without a proper reason.
Apostrophe ex #1: Bus, please get me to work on time.
Context: The bus is the most important object because it is his way of getting to work. Although the bus is not alive he speaks to it as if it is, in hopes of the bus getting him to work on time.
Apostrophe ex #2: Both of my cars need gas.
Context: the gas needed increased because both cars now need gas
Parenthesis
Example #1: “Jharrel Jerome won an Emmy (for best lead actor) at last nights awards.”
Analysis #1: This is an example of parenthesis because I used para thesis to inform the reader why Jerome won an Emmy.
Example #2:”Stephanie (my younger cousin) invited us over for a sleepover.”
Analysis: This is an example of parenthesis because I used parenthesis to give information about who Stephanie was.
Apostrophe
Example #1: Ana said “can you stop slipping off” to her shoe as it came off.
Analysis: This is an example of apostrophe because Ana is telling her show which is an object to stop doing something.
Example #2: “Rob tells his radio “can you stop freezing” when it continues to stop in between songs.”
Analysis : This is an example because Rob is telling his radio which can’t hear him or act to stop feeding but because it’s inhuman it can’t follow commands.
Parenthesis
Example #1: My family is getting a new dog from the shelter (we are going to name him Barney)
Context & Analysis: this is just a random sentence. It says that the speaker will be getting a dog and the extra information is something we don’t need but they put it there just to say what they’ll name the dog
Example #2: Did you leave your bag (red, black handles) in the classroom?
Context & Analysis: This is what you can hear while you were in highschool our middle school when going to your next class. I’m asking if you left your bag. It’s not necessary to include what the bag looks like since it’s your bag and you would know how it would look like but it’s added in for just in case.
Apostrophe
Example #1: “Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?Come, let me clutch thee!
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
Context & analysis: this is a quote from William Shakespeares play Macbeth. This is where Macbeth is having a mental conflict before murdering King Duncan. He then has a strange vision of a dagger and talks to it as if it were a person
Example #2: “Chin don’t fail me now”
Context & Analysis: this is from the cartoon the Amazing World of Gumball. It’s the scene where Ms.Simian is trying to understand what Gumball and Darwin are trying to point out with their gestures and thinks they said that Principle Brown went to rescue her In The old abandoned well and jumps out the window herself. And breaks everything so she speaks to her Chin to keep going as if it were alive
Parenthesis #1: Yesterday the Astros played the Nationals with a end score of 2-7(the Astros lost).
Context: In this example of parenthesis I speak in the context of a major league baseball game during the world series of this year.
Analysis: This is an example of parenthesis because I make a statement or state a fact but instead of giving specifics in the sentence I use parenthesis to state it afterword. In the parenthesis it’s not just a specific detail but it’s almost like the summary of the whole sentences, saying the astros lost.
Parenthesis #2: The other day I walked out in two sweaters and a jacket (it was very cold).
Context: In this sentences I wrote in the context of weather and how it affected what I wore that day.
Analysis: This is an analysis of parenthesis because Although someone may assume it was really cold hat day because I wore so many layers, I reassured it by letting them now why I wore so many layers. I tel the audience it was cold that day, which was the reason for the many layers I wore.
Apostrophe #1: Oh hair, won’t you stop being so annoying.
Context: In the context of this Apostrophe I use my hair and this can definitely be used on days when it’s humid out because my hair gets frizzy or just on bad hair days.
Analysis: This is an example of apostrophe because although my hair can’t talk, it acts in its own way. Me telling my hair to stop being annoying wont help because it’s not actually going to listen. This rhetoric is only being used to make a point that my hair doesn’t look good that day or that it’s a mess/ not cooperating.
Apostrophe #2: Please pen don’t run out, I need you right now.
Context: This can/is used in the context of school or any work. Me telling a pen not to run out of ink is usually something that happens to me in school or when I’m writing an important paper or on exams.
Analysis: This is an example of apostrophe because i’m speaking to my pen in my even tho I know it won’t listen to me because it’s non living. Also i’m just trying to express feelings of stress because if my pen runs out then what will i do if i really need it or what i’m writing is really important.
parenthesis:
ex #1: Omarion (a music artist) is a very unbothered person.
context/analysis: I am telling you about someone named Omarion and how unbothered he is by certain things. However, you might not know who he is so i’m pausing to let you know that he’s a music artist.
ex #2: My sister (6 years old) likes to play with Barbie dolls.
context/analysis: I am telling you that my sister likes to play with dolls but i’m using parenthesis to emphasize her age.
Apostrophe
ex #1: Thank you Popeye’s for this food, I don’t know how I would’ve survived the day at work.
context/analysis: I got lunch from Popeye’s and I’m thanking the restaurant but it cannot express emotion back to me. I follow up by correlating the food with how my day at work went.
ex #2: If it wasn’t for Kris watering my plants last week, I would’ve had to start growing some new plants.
context/analysis: Kris isn’t in my presence to express emotion back but I am praising her for watering my plants when I walk pass & see how good they look.
parenthesis #1: My god brother Orlando (5 years old) and I went to the zoo.
analysis & context: In this sentence I used parenthesis to tell a little more about my god brother Orlando.
parenthesis #2: My college (John Jay) is closed on Columbus Day.
analysis & context: In this sentence I use parenthesis to be more descriptive about where I go to college.
apostrophe #1: The book’s main idea was about the life of a college student.
analysis & context: The apostrophe is used in the word “book’s” to identify something belonging to the book.
apostrophe #2: Noah’s favorite color is blue.
analysis & context: The apostrophe is used in the name “Noah” to identify something he favors personally.
Parenthesis Ex#1
Loyal (Genesis’s sister) wanted to go to the park.
This can be used to identify who loyal is related to. As Loyal is introduced originally, the reader isn’t yet aware of who she is or her relevance to the story; therefore, the parentheses provide context.
Parenthesis Ex #2
I walk my dogs at my favorite park (Central park).
I am describing where I take my dogs, as well as what my favorite park is. The use of parentheses is to denote what park i’m referring to without using another sentence.
Apostrophe Ex #1
Blackboard, why can’t you just cooperate?
Sometimes blackboard doesn’t submit my assignments. Blackboard can’t actually speak but I’m expressing how it isn’t being useful and telling the website to cooperative.
Apostrophe Ex #2
Hair, just go into a nice bun today.
My hair doesn’t usually cooperate and I struggle sometimes with creating a neat and perfect bun. I’m speaking to my hair even though it can’t respond back in hopes that it comes out the way I want it to.
Parenthesis:
Ex 1) Jake (the quarterback) has an amazing record in his league.
Analysis: Using the parenthesis helps create a better description for readers to understand what Jake does and what his position is.
Ex 2) My brother (11 years old) loves to play Fortnite for some odd reason.
Analysis: The parenthesis creates a better way of getting a better description and gives an image in the readers head.
Apostrophe:
Ex 1) My laptop’s battery is very low
Analysis: The apostrophe creates better emphasis on the reader to understand that the batter is within the laptop
Ex 2) “Who’s there”
Analysis: The apostrophe creates a better understanding that the speaker is calling out a person(s)
Parenthesis
Example 1: Midnight(my dog) was sleeping on the bed when he knows he is not supposed to.
Analysis:This shows that Midnight who I’m implying is my dog, was on the bed when he is not supposed to be.
Example 2:Arron Judge won an award(Defensive Player of the year)
Analysis:The parenthesis help the reader figure out what award he has won. In this case he won defensive player of the year for his spectacular defense this season.
Apostrophe
Example 1: I told my tv “stop freezing”
Analysis: I’m telling my tv to stop freezing even though I know it cant listen to me and do as I say, but I said it because I’m getting annoyed.
Example 2: Please come home already Midnight(a dog)
Analysis: This example shows that a person has a missing dog. She is worrying and wants her dog to come back home already.
PARENTHESIS:
EXAMPLE #1: My dog (7 years old) is sick.
CONTEXT: Used to inform my audience about my sick dog.
ANALYSIS: The age in parenthesis allows the audience to have a deeper understanding of what may be causing his sickness, maybe due to his age.
EXAMPLE #2: My friend (Katherine) went and got a new laptop.
CONTEXT: Informing my audience about what my friend did.
ANALYSIS: It allows me to be more specific in who my friend is because my audience could be thinking about another friend of mine.
APOSTROPHE:
EXAMPLE #1: Chipotle, I love you 🙂
CONTEXT: When you’re enjoying your chipotle meal
ANALYSIS: It allows my audience to get a sense of how much I love chipotle, saying it to chipotle knowing that it won’t answer me back.
EXAMPLE #2: Death, you’re horrible.
CONTEXT: when you start thinking about death/the people who have died.
ANALYSIS: although “death” isn’t speaking back to me, I expressed my dislike of it.
Parenthesis
Example 1- My sister (Janelly), just got a new job.
Analysis- the use of parenthesis in this sentence is to inform the reader the name of my sister.
Example 2- My team (John Jay women’s volleyball), just finished our season and was left in the quarter finals.
Analysis- the use of parenthesis in this sentence is to inform the reader the name of my volleyball team.
Apostrophe
Example 1- Jessica, you need to do your home work
Analysis- the use of the apostrophe is to elaborate in the sentence that the person writhing is telling Jessica what to do
Example 2- Manhattan, why is everything expensive in your borough?
Analysis- the use of the apostrophe is to elaborate that I am talking to Manhattan even though the borough cannot talk back to me.
Apostrophe:
-Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite
jest, of most excellent fancy.
Context & Analysis:
Hamlet is addressing a third party whilst speaking to someone
-“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?
Come, let me clutch thee!
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
Context & Analysis:
In his mental conflict before murdering King Duncan, Macbeth has a strange vision of a dagger and talks to it as if it were a person.
Parenthesis:
-Andrew Jacklin (last year’s losing finalist) is expected to win this heat.
Context & Analysis:
The use of parenthesis is to explain who Andrew Jacklin is
-My family is getting a new dog from the shelter (we are going to name him Barney).
Context & Analysis:
The use of parenthesis is to add more information about the dog
Parenthesis #1: Sammy (my boy best friend) invited me to attend a Playboi Carti concert with him.
Context/ Analysis: I took this from the conversation I had with him last night. This is used to add the importance of who Sammy is to me. You can use this when showing someones significance in your life.
Parenthesis #2: On November 7th, 2007, 48 hours of labor, 3 nurses, an emergency caesarean section, my little sister was born.
Context/ Analysis: I used my sisters birthday as an example. This can be used when describing an event that took place to someone. The commas help list all the important points.
Apostrophe #1: “Train, oh please don’t be delayed today.”
Context/ Analysis: Living in NYC we have all experienced the terrible MTA. I have heard some form of this saying from multiple people. This is used when adding emotion to a situation, like in this scenario the person knows the trains is not a living thing but making the comment adds emphasis and emotion.
Apostrophe #2: “New York, my comfort, bright and fast, extroverted and loud, how I wish I could live here forever.”
Context/ Analysis: I used the example in the rhetorical devices as inspiration for this sentence. This can be used in creative writing. You are adding meaning and emotion to a city.
Parenthesis Examples:
Example 1: “This continued for many years (some would say for longer than it should have) before a new brand politician put an end to it.”
Context/Analysis: This sentence would be used when describing a corrupt political leader.The parenthesis were used to add the opinion of the people who disagreed with what was taking place.
Example 2: “My sister (which is 8 years old) wasn’t allowed to go to the haunted house.”
Context/Analysis: This sentence would be used to explain to someone why my sister was missing from the plans that took place. The parenthesis allowed me to give missing information, such as the age of my sister which explained why she couldn’t enter the haunted house.
Apostrophe Examples:
Example 1: “So the sun set over Paris-Paris, my first love, sultry, and secretive, beguiling and shy, how I wanted to hold you forever as the sun went down that summer day.”
Context/Analysis: This could be used in creative writing while talking about an experience someone had in Paris. The speaker loved Paris so much that they needed to directly address it, even though it’s not a real person.
Example 2: “Oh Sun, why do you have to be so bright?”
Context/Analysis: This could be said by someone who has sensitive eyes. The speaker is talking to the sun as if it can understand their feelings.
Parenthesis Examples:
Example 1: “ My family is getting a new dog from the shelter (we are going to name him Barney).”
Context/Analysis: This sentence could be used when someone is telling another person the excited about news they have and they added the parenthesis just to add their opinion
Example 2: ”The University of Georgia (UGA) is where my mom went to school.”
Context/Analysis: The sentence could be used in telling someone that what college their parents went to and the parenthesis is to say the abbreviation of the schools name. which is extra information.
Apostrophe Examples:
Example 1: “O holy night! The stars are brightly shining!”
Context/Analysis: This sentence is a line form the Christmas Carol and they used it to talk about the night then after the exclamation point they started talking about all the stars which they say are shining in an enthusiastic way.
Example 2: “Ugh, cell phone, why won’t you load my messages?”
Context/Analysis: This is used to talk about how the person is asking why their phone isn’t working properly.