Important things to know:
Diction: The words the author uses
Imagery: anything that appeals to any of your senses
Details: Specific details that the author uses
Language: unlike diction language is important sentences and phrases.
Syntax: syntax is the way sentences are structured
Voice: The way the author speaks to the reader
Symbolism: among other vocab words this is one of the most important vocab words. Symbols are something that stands in for something else.
Allusions: an allusion is something that alludes to something else. For example the beginning of Hamlet has denial three times and then a rooster crowing. This is an allusion to Peter from the bible denying that he knew Jesus.
I think you hit on the most important points we need to know when it comes to close reading a DIDLS but I think it is also important to include more specifics about each topic. Next time you should include not only the broad topics we look for but also the specifics such as how details effect a piece or what changes when certain diction is chosen. I like what you included in this post. I think that for this post the organization was correctly formatted.
ReplyDeleteIn general, your syntheses lack details. You do a great job of covering the overall picture, but I think many people are capable of giving that broad definition.
ReplyDeleteYou need to go into specifics....delve even! I think you could have added a lot more details, and give active examples from the texts that we have already read. And I guess I don't really understand your choice of the vocabulary words. Why did you choose those three? Symbolism seems to be a pretty straightforward one that doesn't require much afterthought.