Ap Literature Close Reading Journal Template Page 4
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ECURRING
ITERARY
ECHNIQUES
HERE EXACTLY DOES THIS OCCUR
IGNIFICANCE OF THIS
OW DOES IT AFFECT READERS
Describe (explain author’s use of) at least 2 techniques (see list below)
I = Intellectual (causes you to think…) or E = Emotional (causes you to feel…)
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ITERARY
ECHNIQUES
Figurative Language (metaphor, simile, hyperbole, metonymy, personification, understatement, synecdoche, apostrophe, connotation/denotation…)
Voice, persona, satire, irony (dramatic, verbal, situational)
Key imagery, deliberate contrast/comparison, analogy, symbolism, stereotype, archetype
Style, sentence pattern, tone, mood, atmosphere, ambiance
Point of view (1
person, 3
person –omniscient –limited –objective)
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Allusion (historical, literary, social-political, mythological, biblical, etc.)
Foreshadowing, flashback, flash-forward, stream-of-consciousness
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IS A SPECIFIC CLAIM
OR THESIS
YOU HAVE ABOUT A PARTICULAR PASSAGE OF LITERATURE
Y PASSAGE IS FOUND AT
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TART BY IDENTIFYING THE THREE COMPONENTS OF A GOOD
HESIS
TATEMENT
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SEE THE AUTHOR DEVELOPING IN THIS PASSAGE
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SPECIFIC
THE AUTHOR USES TO CONVEY THIS IDEA
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DO THE TECHNIQUE AND IDEA CREATE
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