Essay Revision

Essay Revision

1. Literary Devices

   • Imagery
     • Visual
       • Seeing
     • Olfactory
       • Smelling
     • Gustatory
       • Tasting
     • Aural
       • Hearing
     • Kinaesthetic
       • Movement
     • Tactile
       • Touch
     • VOKAGT!!
   • Figurative Language
     • Personification
     • Lexical Field
     • Zoomorphism
       • Give something animal properties
     • Juxtaposition
       • Two contrasting sentences next to each other
     • Onomatopoeia
     • Simile
     • Metaphor
     • Parody
       • A piece of writing written to mock or joke at something
     • Irony
       • Situational
         • Exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens
       • Verbal
         • Sarcasm
       • Dramatic
         • Audience is informed of something the character does not know about

2. Syntax

   • Pace
   • Sentence Lengths
   • Stucture
   • Punctuation
     • Enjambment?

3. Effect on the reader

   • Dramatic?
   • How does it make the reader feel?
     • Why does it make the reader feel this way?
   • Atmospheric?
   • Calm?
   • What is the atmosphere like?
   • Do certain devices give away any hidden messages within the piece?
   • What can you tell from the piece?
     • Serious?
     • True story
     • How does the author portray certain messages?

4. Character Descriptions

   • What can you tell from this?
   • Personality?

5. Diction

   • Certain words
     • E,g. Glossolalia
   • Give an idea as to the mood of the piece?
   • Elements of symbolism?

6. Symbolism

   • Religious?
   • Particular colours give away a specific mood/ atmosphere?
   • Any ordinary objects that relate to symbols throughout?