Close Reading summary

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  • Created on: 24-12-14 16:44
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  • Close Reading
    • Question Types
      • Word Chioce
        • Formula: give the denotation, give the connotation, state the effect
        • Use the ideas from the context questions to aid understanding and 'own words' process - change figures of speech to own language to show understanding
      • Link
        • formula: identify the link from the previous paragraph, identify the link from the next paragraph and quote
      • Context
        • The mark scheme indicates how much depth is required
          • 1.explain the meaning 2.quote the word that lead you to  that conclusion 3.explain how it helped you
    • Sentence Structure
      • Punctuation
        • ellipsis
        • parenthisis
        • exlamation mark
        • colon
        • inverted commas
        • brackets
        • semi-colon
        • dash
      • sentence types
        • command
        • statement
        • minor
        • question
        • rhetorical question
        • exclamation
      • Sentence patterns
        • Inversion
        • repetition
        • climax
        • anti-climax
        • long/short
        • parallelism / balanced structure
    • literary terms
      • oxymoron
      • hyperbole
      • antithesis
      • eupherism
      • pun
      • polemic
      • paradox
    • Imagery
      • devices of sound
        • assonance
        • alliteration
        • onomatopoeia
      • similie
      • metaphor
      • personification
    • language/style questions
      • evaluate technique
      • use quotations
      • identify technique
      • usually 4 marks
      • comment on tome and word choice
    • Tone
      • serious
      • argumentitive
      • humerous
      • light-hearted
      • irony

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