Literature 101 Poetry

LITERATURETheessenceofwritingaliteraryanalysis ByBunz Overview: LiteratureinEnglish, offeredasasubject inmajorityof SecondaryInstitutionsinSingapore, isacomprehensivesubject, mainlytodevelopastudent’scritical thinking, critical analysis, andclosereading. Thispieceof notesservesasthefoundationfor literaturestudentstodeveloptheirabove-mentionedskillsandexploreimaginableinsights, givinglight todifferentaspirations. TABLEOFCONTENTS I. IntroductiontoStructureA. Structureof EssayWritingB. LiteraryDevices II. IntroductiontoPoetryA. GuidetoanalysingPoem III. Breakdownof Rubrics IV. Breakdownof Model Essay Literature101Poetry

I. IntroductiontoStructure A. Structureof EssayWriting Essaywriting, commonlyreferredtoasananalysis, istheprimaryformofanswer-craftingtaught toliterarystudents. Essaywritingaimstoguidestudentstocraft aninvocativeargument withlittleflaws. PrimaryStructure Point - Statingyour thoughtsEvidence- Quoting/ ParaphrasingExplanation- Goingintodetail, thereasonswhytheEvidencewasselected.Link- Restatingyour Point. Majorityof theschoolsusethisstructure–aneasywaytoanswer thequestion, butleavinglittlespacefor studentstoaddimpactful insights, albeit possible. SecondaryStructure Statement - Statingyour thoughtsTextual Evidence- Quoting/ ParaphrasingAnalysis- Goingintodetail, usingliterarydevices, toexplainone’sstatement/Deduction- What onecantakeawayfromtheliterature?UniquePerspective- Asareader, what wassospecial about theliterature? The“STANDUP”createdbymyteacher of thetime, Mr CarsonHuang, createsamoreindepthmethodof answeringthequestion. Withthedeductionanduniqueperspectivecomponents, theanswer iseasilyelevatedtoprovideinsights, thoughts,emotions, toconveyunderstandingof theliterature. Thedeductioncomponent allowsstudentstopinpoint what theycantakeawayfromtheliterature, intheformof aninference. (E.g. Thetiger’sstripescorrespondstothenumber of timestheauthor hasgottenharmed) TheUniquePerspectivecomponent allowsstudentstodeveloptheirviews/thoughts/emotions, puttingthemselvesintothepersonaof thepoem. Thiscomponent isusuallyansweredwithanassumption. Literature101Poetry

AdvancedStructure Statement - Statingyour thoughtsTextual Evidence- Quoting/ ParaphrasingAtmosphere-ToneAnalysis- Idfentifyingandmakingastatement onToneAnalysisof Evidence- Usingliterarydevicestoexplainone’sstatementDeductiveStatement - What onecantakeawayfromtheliterature?DeductiveAssumption- What didyouassumefromthepoem?Wasit addressed? Point-of-viewstatement - What didyouthinkof thepoemwastryingtoachieve?UniquePerspective- Asareader, what wassospecial about theliterature? ‘ST2A2DPOVUP’ isthemethodthat I adaptedfrommyteacher, allowingmetominimizeanyflawsintheargument whichmaycausemetolosemarks. It helpsmecreateananswer that fufilstherubricsof critical thinkingandanalysis! Atmosphere-ToneAnalysisidentifiesthetoneusedbythepersonainthetext orpersona. Literature101Poetry

B. LiteraryDevices LiteraryDevices, or Techniquesareusedinany, andeverypieceof literature. Thedifferencebetweenthe