Here is as a reminder of an analytical paragraph template.
Remember that the majority of marks will come from sections 4 - 7
FEATURE
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COMMENT
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1 Make a point
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Write one simple and straightforward point relevant to your overall topic
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2 Introduce quote / Expand on point
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Either, introduce the quotation you are just about to use. One way to do this is by referring to the immediate context of the quote.
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3 Evidence
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Quote no more than a word or phrase. Be very selective. Choose quotations that you can write a lot about.
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4 General point
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Show how the quotation addresses the point made at the opening of the paragraph
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5 Literary points
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Comment on a literary feature or features expressed through the quotation. This can include denotations, connotations, imagery - metaphor, simile, personification, symbolism, rhetorical devises - contrasting pairs, lists of three, direct address, phonology - alliteration, assonance, rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia,
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6 Effect on reader
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Comment on the effect the poetic techniques used in the quotation have on you / us as readers of the poem. WE may feel pleasure, shock, sympathy, frustrated, anger, hate, love
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7 Attitudes and values
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Identify the underpinning attitudes and values communicated by the quotation.
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