Literary Devices and Analysis Techniques

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Can you spot literary devices, features, or key ideas in a text?

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Identify

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Can you clearly tell what something means or how it works?

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Explain

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Can you break down a text, look at its parts, and explain how they contribute to the overall meaning or effect?

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Analyze

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Can you understand the deeper meaning, messages, or implications of a text? What is the text really saying?

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Interpret

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Can you make a judgment about the effectiveness or impact of something in the text, and back it up?

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Evaluate

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2 Command terms: Tell me how something works (like explaining why a character did something); Look at different possibilities or ideas (like exploring various interpretations of a poem)

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Explain vs Explore

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Describe = Just tell me what you see (like describing what happens in a scene); Discuss = Share different opinions and perspectives (like discussing themes and their importance)

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Discuss vs Describe

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Analyse = Break it down and show how it works (like analyzing how metaphors create mood); Justify = Give evidence to prove your point is right (like justifying why you think a theme is important)

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Analyse vs Justify

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Comment = Give your thoughts and observations (like commenting on a writer's style); Evaluate = Judge how well something works (like evaluating if an ending was effective)

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Comment vs Evaluate

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"I see a metaphor here"

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Level 1: Surface Level - Describe/ Identify the device