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ch 2: close reading Flashcards

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reading closely involves comprehending what is stated both

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directly/indirectly

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to read closely, begin with small details to be able to see the

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big picture

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examine a text’s …, …, … and …

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sentence structure; vocabulary; imagery; figurative language

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analyzing style reveals:

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meaning, purpose, effect

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diction: an author’s

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word choice

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syntax: arrangement of the

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words in a text

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tone is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject as revealed by

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his/her choice of language

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mood: the sentiments that a text

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evokes from readers

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active reading is an exchange between the reader and the text that eventually reveals

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layers of meaning

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(questions to ask about the text) why did the author choose the

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words they did?

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(questions to ask about the text) why did the author use such

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sentence patterns?

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(diction includes) metaphors: comparisons that don’t use

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like or as

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(diction includes) similes: comparisons that use the terms

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like or as

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(diction includes) personification: the act of giving human qualities to

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inanimate objects/ animals

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(diction includes) hyperbole:

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exaggerations

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(syntax includes) parallelism: words, phrases, or clauses that have the

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same sentence structure

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(syntax includes) juxtaposition: placing two things near one another to

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highlight similarities/ differences

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(syntax includes) antithesis: contrast of

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words/ideas in parallel construction

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(syntax includes) compound sentences: conains more than one

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subject/predicate

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(syntax includes) complex sentences: has

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subordinate clauses

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(syntax includes) periodic sentences: the main clause appears at the

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end of the sentence

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(syntax includes) cumulative sentence: includes the main idea at the beginning of the sentnece, with the

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rest of the sentence adding details to this idea

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(syntax includes) imperative sentences:

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command

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(syntax includes) pac..

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pacing

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(diction questions) what words are .., and what parts of … are they?

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attention grabbing; speech

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(diction questions) is the text,

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formal, informal, colloquial, or slang?

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(diction questions) does the author utilize

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figures of speech?

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(diction questions) are there words that have strong … or evoke strong …

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connotations; emotional responses?

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(syntax questions) what is the order of the

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parts of the sentence?

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(syntax questions) what type of … are used?

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sentences

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(syntax questions) are the sentences .., …, …, etc?

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long; simple; compound

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(syntax questions) does the writer ask

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questions?

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(syntax questions) how does the author connect .., …, etc?

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words; phrases

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annotatings incorporate: circling .., identifying significant .., identifying significant/ difficult ., … , and …

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unfamilar words; ideas; words; phrases; sentences

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annnotating also includes noting utilization of …, including .. and …

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figures of speech; imagery; “striking detail”

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imagery: … language

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descriptive

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oxymoron: an adjective noun combination that is

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contradictory

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zeugma: use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces

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different, often incongruous, meanings

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satire: the use of … or … to criticize

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sarcasm; irony

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visual texts can still be analyzed using

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the rhetorical triangle

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for visual texts, attention is still placed on …, both in terms of the way that they are arranged on the image as well as their individual significance

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words that may be included

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antimetabole: repetition of words in

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reverse order

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asyndeton: omission of conjunctions between

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coordinate phrases, clauses, or words

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hortative sentence: sentence that …, …, …, … or …

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exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action

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synedoche: figure of speech that uses a part to

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represent the whole

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