Types of Questions: Analysis (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Analysis Qs focus on HOW or WHAT meaning?
Analysis Qs focus on HOW or WHAT meaning?
HOW effects are created, not WHAT passage means
4 broad headings of language techniques
4 broad headings of language techniques
Word choice, imagery, structure/punctuation, tone
3-part analysis process
3-part analysis process
Locate, Identify, Explain
Denotation definition
Denotation definition
Dictionary definition of a word
Connotation definition
Connotation definition
Ideas & feelings word suggests beyond literal meaning
Simile definition
Simile definition
Comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor definition
Metaphor definition
Comparison where one item becomes other, no 'like'/'as'
Personification definition
Personification definition
Inanimate object spoken of as if human/alive
Alliteration definition
Alliteration definition
Repetition of consonant sound at start of words
Formula for analyzing comparisons
Formula for analyzing comparisons
Just as X is Y, so, too, is Z
