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What does MITSL stand for? (poetry)

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Meaning
Imagery
Tone
Structure
Language
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What to identify for “Meaning”

5 things

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What is the poem about?
Who is the speaker and who is being addressed?
Themes
Setting - time and place
Where does the piece get to from start to end?

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What to identify for “Imagery”

1 thing

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Language techniques (defined later)

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What is the tone?

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The way the author expresses their attitude in a piece of writing.

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Examples of tone (17)
IANDSMAMU
JANDSIRP

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Ironic, appreciative, nostalgic, dull, serious, mysterious, admiring, mocking, urgent, judgemental, angry, neutral, dismissive, scientific, ironic, reassuring, patronising

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What to identify for “Structure”

6 things

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Rhyme? - couplets or internal rhyme
Rhythm? - how many syllables per line
Stanzas - how many? 
Lines - how many are in each stanza? Do some stand out?
Enjambment? or end-stopping?
Form - does the poem have a shape?
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What to identify for “Language”
(9 things)
PIAS WACKS

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Patterns of words?
Intertextuality
Ambiguity?
Slang

Word order - unusual?
Adjectives
Connotations, double meanings
Key words and phrases
Style (explained later)
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Define style

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The way a writer uses language to convey meaning (ideas and tone)

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Examples of style (8)

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Concise, disjointed, scholarly, figurative, logical, rambling, verbose, technical

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Define figurative language

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Using language features (examples later) to make writing more interesting

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Define syntax

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Arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences

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Define diction

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Language choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea or a point of view - can help establish a distinct voice and style.

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Define structure

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Arrangement of story and how it is put together for the reader

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Define point of view

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The angle of considering things which shows is the opinion and feeling of the author or character

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Define narrative style

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When a narrator conveys the story and plot to the reader

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Types of syntax

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Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
Minor sentence

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Types of diction

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Formal
Informal
Colloquial
Slang
Abstract
Poetic
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Types of structure

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Chronological: discussing things in order
Cause and effect: explaining a cause and its results
Problem and solution: presenting a problem and offering a solution
Compare and contrast: discussing similarities and differences
Classification-division: sorting information into topics and categories

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Types of point of view

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First person - ‘I’, ‘my’, ‘me’, ‘mine’
Second person - ‘you’, ‘yours’
Third person - ‘he, she, it’, ‘his, hers, its, theirs’

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Types of narrative style

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Anecdote

non-linear narrative

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Rhyme

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Language feature

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Rhythm

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Seen in “structure”

a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed verses

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Assonance

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Vowel sounds are repeated at the beginning or middle of nearby words

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Sound clusters

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Seen in “structure”
A group of sounds that is repeated throughout a sentence or a group of lines in a poem, not just at the beginning of of words

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Repetition

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Seen in “structure”

Repeating the same or nearly the same words for effect

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Parallel construction

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Seen in "structure"
Using the same word class order twice (in same or two sentences)
eg. "Into the valley, through the marsh, rode the hunting pair"
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Triple construction

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Seen in “structure”
Repeating three times a group of words that have the same pattern of word classes. Each group may not start with the same word/s
eg. “The government of the people, by the people, for the people”

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Pun

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Word play involving the use of a word with two different meanings or two words that sound the same but mean different things

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration

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Litotes

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Deliberate understatement

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Simple sentence

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Sentences with only one complete verb, though there may be more than one incomplete verb
eg. “Passing (incomplete) through the school, we saw (complete) the flames pouring (incomplete) out of the office”

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Compound sentence

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Sentences with a minimum of two complete verbs and each part of the sentence can stand on its own
eg. “We danced (complete) all night, then climbed (complete) the hill to see the sun rise”

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Complex sentence

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Sentences that have a minimum of two complete verbs; the part of the sentence that has one of those verbs, but cannot stand on its own, is called a subordinate clause
eg. “Although the sky was overcast, no snow fell that night”

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Use of first and second person pronouns

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First person singular - I, my, me, mine
First person plural - We, us, our, ours
Second person singular and plural - you, your, yours

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Symbolism

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Use of an object (concrete noun) to represent some emotion or belief system or other abstract noun

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Euphemism

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Use of a less harsh expression to avoid upsetting or offending people

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Neologism

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New word - an invented word

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Emotive language

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Choice of words which have specifically intended emotional effects or are intended to evoke an emotional response in the reader

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Irony

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Saying the opposite of what you mean

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Allusion

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A reference to another work

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Bathos

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abrupt and often ludicrous transition from the elevated to the ordinary (a form of anticlimax)

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Pathos

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a quality that evokes pity or sadness

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Cliché

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An expression that is commonly used in certain situations and has no originality. For example; “in the nick of time” or “don’t cry over spilt milk”

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Enjambment

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The continuation of a sentence without pause onto the next line of a stanza
eg. A woman is not a basket you place
your buns in to keep them warm.

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Genre

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A style or category of literature or film marked by certain features
eg: Poetry, Fiction, Biography.

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Jargon

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Special language that is specific to a subject

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Lexicon

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Catalog or dictionary of terms

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Satire

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The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people’s stupidity or vices.

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Anthropomorphism

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the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object
eg. talking animals

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Antithesis

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when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect

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Superlative

A

of the highest quality or degree

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