Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 1 AIL 0006 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Question Type One: Name the Device
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The idea
The exam quotes a phrase and asks what it is. Sample question one quotes Sheridan's "the happiest of men" and "the most miserable dog", and the published answer is cliché, not metaphor and not allusion. Precision between neighbouring terms is what earns the mark.
In practice
Name it exactly, not approximately.
Where people slip
Near-misses are built to look right.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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