I feel that I did a pretty good job on my Romeo and Juliet essay. I have definitely come a long ways from when we wrote our first big essay in the beginning of the year. I think that I am now good at writing meaningful and thoughtful essays. I would say that i do understand literary analysis and what it is all about. You have to understand the book from cover to cover, be able to pick up on little metaphors, and just be a good reader and essay writer. I do believe that I am able to do all of that now.

Although I think I am a pretty good essay writer, there are always areas that I can improve on. I tend to say "like" instead of "such as" a lot. I also tend to go back and forth between 2nd and 3rd person. Sometimes I say "you" and other times I say "one". I never know which one to use but I guess it is usually better to write in 3rd than it is to write in 2nd. Another thing that I do is I sometimes write in past tense. I always have to go back through my writing a bunch of times just to make sure I didn't forget and use past tense. Overall I think I have learned a lot. Romeo and Juliet essay did help me a lot.