Wednesday, September 29, 2010

An Example of Satirical Genius

1. Young Frankenstein, a 1974 movie from Mel Brooks, spoofs the novel of almost the same name by Mary Shelley.
2. Madeline Kahn, one of the actors in the movie, was born on this day in 1942.
3. Sadly, she died in 1999 due to ovarian cancer at the age of 57.
4* A comedic genius, Madeline also sang opera and appeared on television.





Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases 
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.

Punctuation

Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms

This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.
This is the definition of symbolism

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