alderstevens Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I would really benefit from help in this topic, I'm a fluent English speaker, but I can't seem to master this topic. I always get unsatisfactory grades in class such as twos are threes and it really beats me down. Can someone help? Thanks it would really be appreciated! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Befuddled Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Some of my tips for analysing poetry/prose: 1. Identify the message/purpose. Usually it will have a theme/topic like love/violence, pain/happiness, peace/death, etc. Look them up online if you like. 2. Now find obvious sentences/phrases/words that relate to the theme. Shakespeare says "Thous eternal summer shall not fade" summer is associated with a sense of calm and beauty. That's a positive message, the rest of the poem tells you it's topic is love. 3. Also look for imagery and actually imagine them in your head to see how it make you feel, and what you think of. A poem about depression could describe the depth of something/ sinking into the oblivion, etc. 3. Next, look for sounds. Violent topics use sharp and hard sounding words such as kick, shock, pinch, etc, etc. 4. You can follow some mnemonics like FLIRT (form, language, imagery, rhythm and rhyme, theme and tone). To develop your point, describe the impact created by what you have analysed. For example, after establishing how an image shows hatred, say how it links to the rest of the text and what the reader feels. These are some of the things I do. Hope it helped! 3 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alderstevens Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thanks a lot! That helped a lot, I have an upcoming unseen paper this week and this made me ready for my exam! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Befuddled Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 My pleasure! Good luck with the unseen paper! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB_taking_over Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 1. Practice. It helps to be familiar with the type of reading and close analysis you have to do. 2. Come up with a general plan of attack. Know a handful of useful literary terms and apply them. 3. Don't worry about creating some profound discovery. Mundane analysis as long as it's decent will score well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lixter Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Here are some tips that I've learnt in my literature classes: 1. Always look for literary techniques -- diction, imagery (tactile, olfactory, auditory etc..), personification, metaphors and the list go on. By including these terminologies into your essay, your essay will greatly improve since these are the key words that most markers are eyeing for. 2. Look at the text from the perspective of the writer. Why did the writer use these literary techniques? What effect does these techniques have on the reader? 3. Planning. Perhaps, the most overlooked strategy in any exam. Spend at least 10 to 15 minutes planning the structure of your essay and the quotes that shall be used in your analysis. The planning phase will save you a lot more time later in the exam. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Befuddled Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 On 24/01/2018 at 0:22 AM, Lixter said: Here are some tips that I've learnt in my literature classes: 1. Always look for literary techniques -- diction, imagery (tactile, olfactory, auditory etc..), personification, metaphors and the list go on. By including these terminologies into your essay, your essay will greatly improve since these are the key words that most markers are eyeing for. 2. Look at the text from the perspective of the writer. Why did the writer use these literary techniques? What effect does these techniques have on the reader? 3. Planning. Perhaps, the most overlooked strategy in any exam. Spend at least 10 to 15 minutes planning the structure of your essay and the quotes that shall be used in your analysis. The planning phase will save you a lot more time later in the exam. I agree with Lixter. One of the strongest parts of a good essay is the plan. If it isn't fairly strong, your whole writing will struggle to take an analytical form. With the literary techniques, definitely look up the effect on the reader - with that, study the mark scheme and bear the criteria in mind. You should have knowledge and mention literary devices, but don't feel compelled to awkwardly throw in as many as you know. Take it easy. There's no prize for mentioning 5 or 10 or 30 devices 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.sw Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 ik this is late but: this is a good site mate by a recent grad who got 45/45 https://litlearn.com/category/ib-english/ 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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