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

2. it draws attention to the text
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. “Twinkle, twinkle, little star…”
Example of 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…”

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

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