SAT Literature.docx

SATLiterature

Thetypesifthequestions:

meaning—themajorpoints,arguments,themes,andideas
thatthewriterconveystoreaders
form—thestructure,genre,andmethodoforganizationthewriteruses;itspurposeanditseffect
tone—thewriter’sattitudetowardthesubject,characters,andaudience
narrativevoice—whetherthespeakeristhesameasthewriter,thespeaker’sattitudetowardthesubjectorthecharacters
style—thewriter’swayofwritingthings,includingarrangementofideas,wordchoice,imagery,rhythm,andrepetition
charactersandcharacterization—characters’distinguishingtraitsaswellasthetechniquesthewriterusestodevelopthecharacters
meaningsincontext—themeaningofspecificwords,phrases,orlinesinaselection

Whenyouarereadingtheselection:
Becarefulaboutthethesisandtongue

Whenyouarereadingthepoetry:
Becarefulaboutthepunctuation,therhythmandtheryhme.
Analysingthemeaningoflanguagesandtheimpactoftheimages.

Themeaningsindifferenttypesofreadingmaterials:

MeaninginFiction:
Themeaningofthefictionusuallyintheformofaprincipleabouthumannature,conductormotivation.

Itmayoccursastheformof:
theworkitselfasitrepresentsideas
directstatementsbyanunnamedspeaker(orasupportingactor)
directstatementsbythepersona(first-personnarrators)
dramaticstatementsmadebycharacters(eg.Anargument–severalpointsofview)
characterswhostandforideas
figurativelanguage

Twoimportantthingsextendmeaning:
SymbolismSth.standsforsth.else
Anobject,person,oreventtomakeapoint,tocreateamood,ortointensifythetheme.
AllegoryMostlyfable,parable,andmyth
Toentertainandinstructatthesametime.

MeaninginNonfiction:
Thethesis,oftenfoundintheintroductoryparagraph,maybedirectlystatedoritmaybeimplied.Andthewriterdevelopesthethesisresultsfromthewirter’spurpose.

Fourpurposesofnonfiction:
Expository
Explainningsth.byprovidingfactsandexamples.
Whatsth.is+howitworks\howtodosth.
Persuasive
Anargumentseekstoconvincereaderswithlogic,reason,andfactsthatthewirter’sviewisthebestormostintelligentcourseofaction.
Descriptive
Focusingonthequalitiesofaperson,place,object,orexperience,