Two things I learnt that I think are the most important 1. denotation -> connotation process: This process helps us to better analyze the text, no matter the type. This standardized method makes our analysis more organized and more logical. 2. terminologies for slogan, photo, posters, etc. By using these terminlogies, we can be more precise and looks more professional to analyze text or artworks. It also allows us to look at the text in different aspects to get a complete view.
genre(identify its features) - codes - conventions e.g. Identify posters of horror movie
key rhetorical devices: - metaphor - simile - personification - alliteration(头韵) - anaphora(顶真) - hyperbole - rhetocial questions
Action verbs matter. concise and precise. examples: - The cat went leaped to the window. - She looked stared/behold at the painting. - He made baked a cake for the party. - They talked about fabricated their plans. - The teacher gave confused/murdered/assassinated the students with assignments.
Concrete details to create imagery. Examples: - The project is going well. The project’s process made everyone smile. - They will meet soon. - The results were good. - He is a nice person. He saved a kitten in a storm - The weather is bad today.
- The team couldn’t stop smiling when they saw the project take shape, as each feature clicked into place like puzzle pieces.
- In just two days, they’ll ==sit across== from each other at the café with a view of the old stone fountain.
- The results ==stunned== everyone—sales increased by 25% in just one week.
- He ==rushed== out in the pouring rain, ==cradling== the trembling kitten in his jacket.
- The wind rattling, rain pouring, thunder howling.
Avoid Overmodification (Replace with more precise diction)
Your vehicle’s frame support plate possibly can ==fail==. This plate(…) ==connects== a portion of the front suspension to the vehicle frame, and its failure ==impairs== directional control. In addition, your vehicle’s hood secondary catch system may ==need== adjustment. The secondary catch may ==be== misaligned, causing inadequate restrain to prevent hood fly-up when the primary latch ==is== inadvertently left unengaged, which could ==impair== driver visibility. Both failures could ==cause== unexpected fatal incidents.