Name: ________________________
ENG3U: Essay Analysis Unit Practice
Read the attached essay: “Television Addiction” by Marie Winn.
1. In your own words, state the thesis of this essay.
2. (a.) In your own words, provide ONE argument Winn uses to support the
thesis.
(b.) Provide one example from the text (this may be a quote) that would be
used as explanation for the argument you provided in the previous question.
3. Provide a quote that indicates ethical appeal. Explain how this quote
appeals to the ethics of the reader and writer.
4. Explain how logical appeal is present in this essay. Support your claim with
reference to the text.
5. Identify TWO of the following methods of development and explain how the
author uses each to advance the argument.
a. contrast
b. cause and effect
c. reference to authority
6. Identify ONE of the following stylistic devices from the passage and explain
the contribution of the device to the impact of the passage. (The student is
reminded that an example used for Question #2 cannot be used again here):
a) slang/ colloquialism
b) metaphor
c) rhetorical question
7. Read the final paragraph of the essay. What is the overall tone of that
particular paragraph? Provide examples of diction and explain how they
illustrate your chosen tone.
8. From the essay, identify, provide and explain TWO of the following stylistic
devices:
a. Slang
b. Metaphor
c. Rhetorical question