Steps for Discussing the Significance and Effectiveness of a Device:
- Identify the device.
- Explain the device. If it
is a metaphor or simile, what is being compared?
- Does it make sense?
- How does it contribute to
the meaning of the poem? Or the tone? Or the mood? Or the rhythm or rhyme?
Example:
“Jealousy is a monster
Creeping up from behind.”
Response:
One device used in those lines is metaphor. The feeling of
jealousy is compared to a monster. It is a good comparison because jealousy is
a negative feeling and a monster is also something evil. It is also effective
because the use of ‘monster’ (diction) suggests that the speaker has a negative
attitude (tone) towards jealousy and this causes the reader to want to avoid it
also.
No comments:
Post a Comment