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2. Summary
Ella is a three year old girl who has
many imaginary friends. She hears
about Satan (not understanding who he
is) and he becomes her new imaginary
friend. Her father disapproves of this
imaginary friend but doesn't want to
explain why. Eventually she gets over
her imaginary friend "Satan" and has a
new friend named Zachary. Her father
is relieved.

3. 1. Type
It is an informal essay because it has:-
 contractions
 many paragraphs
 dialogue
 Lots of humor
 Story telling (narrative)
 First person point of view
2. Subject
Being a good parent and knowing how to parent
your child

4. 3. Thesis
“I contemplated telling Ella to choose a different
friend but then I would have to explain why I
disapprove of her current one. As ay good parent
knows, you wait until the fourth birthday before
telling a child about the devil or eternal damnation
or any other hell-related topic.”
4. Proof of Thesis
The author gives evidence to the thesis by using
persuasive techniques like:
Humor-has a funny way of explaining his concern
about his daughter’s imaginary friend
Logic and Reason- decided not to say anything
because he daughter always has new friends

5. 5. Tone
Concerned at first, then calm
6. Rhetorical Devices
Imagery - Lasagna sat on the stove, bubbling around the
edges
Hyperbole - So we were stuck with Satan, the worst
houseguest ever
Rhetorical question - What more could a father ask for?
Flashback - At Church, Ella's Sunday school class had
sung This Little Light of Mine. Children like that song
because there are actions to go with the lyrics. While
singing, you hold up a finger and pretend it's a candle.
During one part,, you blow on your finger after singing
the lyric, "Won't let Satan blow it out."
All rhetorical devices reiterate how much he disapproves of
his daughter's imaginary friend.

6. 7. Diction
"Drop my bum” vs sit
"Diabolical lord of darkness" vs Satan
"Beelzebub" vs devil.
They are used to create humor and sarcasm in the essay
8. Sentence Structure
Simple - She first said his name at dinner- Simple
sentence
Compound-complex - While singing, you hold up a
finger and pretend it's a candle.
Complex - Mandy, who was cutting a slab of lasagna
into tiny pieces for our one-year-old son, Jack, started
to laugh.
Simple sentences are used in dialogues for clarity and
compond, complex and compound-complex re used to
express the author’s views and ideas in a unique
manner

7. What is a good age to tell
young children about things
such as the devil? Or should
you even tell them at all?
Explain.

8. Thank
You!