How to eff ectively read literature

ANNOTATION, ORSWIFTT

When one thing represents something else

Usually an object representing an idea

SYMBOLISM

The specific words that the author chooses

Wanting to get a specific idea across through what they say

WORD CHOICE

What ideas do you get when you hear the words exciting as opposed

to the word electric?

What ideas do you get when you hear the word sad as opposed to

the word depressed?

When the author tries to paint a picture in your mind

Trying to get you to focus on what is important or describe the scene

IMAGERY

"The walls were made of dark stone, dimly lit by torches. Empty benches rose on either side of him, but ahead, in the highest benches of all, were many shadowy figures. They had been talking in low voices, but as the heavy door swung closed behind Harry an ominous silence fell." —J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

When an author compares an object or scene to something else

Usually a metaphor or simileSimile: Comparing two unlike things with like

or asMetaphor: Comparing two unlike things

without like or as

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Quick as a foxBusy as a bee

Branches like armsBroken heart

Rollercoaster of emotionLight of my life

The main point that the author is trying to get across

Looking for the main idea, what the author wants you to know

better

THEME

What was the theme of Monster?

What was the theme of your

paper?

The emotion the author wants you to feel as you read the actual text

What they want you to feel, now what you actually feel

TONE

What tone is being communicated here without any words?

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