Close reading Flashcards
Word choice formula is…
Quote the word or short phrase
The connotations of that are… (what is suggested)
Here this suggests that… (how it developes our understanding of the passage)
Imagery is…
Quote
Method
Just as… (comparison that has been made)
So too… (how it applies to the passage)
Sentence structure is…
Quote the technique
What the technique is
Here it is used to… ( describe what it changes abt the passage)
Exclamation mark… !
Express powerful feeling
Indicates shouting
Short sentence… eg. I waited.
Draws attention to ideas
Emphasises a strong feeling
Adds force/impact to a point
Long sentence… eg. He looked out of the window, noticing the girl who, at that moment, was walking towards the heavy door to the library
Emphasises a long passage of time
Explain that something is complicated or difficult
Emphasises vastness/neverending
List… eg.bacon,eggs,rice and beans.
Indicates a large number / wide range / variety
(in test mention amount and length of the list and also the contents/theme of the list)
Question mark… ?
Convey doubt/uncertainty
Rhetorical question… ? eg. Do you think I’m stupid?
Emphasise a point
Conveys a strong emotion
Persuades / engages the reader
Colon
Introduce a list explanation or information
Allows writer to expand on previous idea
Semi-colon
Separate long items in a list
Introduce an explanation or information
Create balance and or contrast
Parenthesis… ( ) and - -
Add further information to emphasise a point
Single dash… -
Introduce explanation or information
Creates Dramatic pause
Elipsis… eg. …
Creates a pause
Suggests that someone’s thoughts are trailing off
Makes a cliffhanger
Link question
Quote word or phrase in link sentence
Links back to… (explain how it relates to the previous passage)
Quote a different phrase in the link question
Links forward to… (how it relates to the rest of the passage)
Own words
Translate into your own words and avoid any used in the passage but keep the deeper meaning of them
Effective conclusion categories…
(Eg. What are the two ways of answering)
Language
And/or
Ideas
(If not mentioned which in the question Choose one)
Formula for ‘ideas’ effective conclusion…
(Like the option for ideas and language categories)
Quote + sums up main ideas of…
Or/and Quote + links back to the previous idea of…
Or/and Quote + creates sense of closure back to the opening paragraph when the writer stated…
Formula for ‘language’ effective conclusion…
(Like the option for ideas and language categories)
Quote an effective language feature (eg. Word choice etc…)
Comment on the effectiveness of bringing a successful close to the story
