What to remember: 1. Prompts have two parts: background and task 2. Broad tasks allow you to choose any literary devices to write about. Specific tasks ask you to write about specific devices. 3. Circle contrasting ideas while you are reading the excerpt. 4. Repetition will show up in almost all poetry and prose pieces. 5. Contrast creates tension. 6. Changing point of view - reminder to look for appeals, such as the appeal to pathos. (sympathy, passion). The speaker may be asking the reader for sympathy. 7. Repetition includes words, ideas, phrases, sounds. 8. After annotating, note the major contrasts throughout the piece. 9. Introduction includes brief summary of excerpt, the literary devices, and your slant. 10. Follow chronology of the passage. 11. Conclusions include brief comments about overall theme of excerpt.
Great Verbs conveys, asserts, attests, describes, demonstrates, utilizes, explains, reflects
Transitional Phrases furthermore, yet, nevertheless, in addition to, moreover, undoubtedly, certainly, ultimately
QAs (quote analysis) as evidenced by, is further demonstrated by, is shown to be, is furthered by, which can be used to explain