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Hello, my name is XuanYun. 14 this year, currently studying in EVGSS 2 Integrity. This would be my literature blog.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Learning Log 6I have learnt a lot of literary devices that are really helpful in studying literature. There are some literary devices that we have already learnt in Secondary 1 and from that experience, I know that it would be really difficult to memorise all of it especially since that there is more now. Also, there are some words that I have never seen before like oxymoron, hyperbole and paradox. But after the lesson, I finally understood the meaning of all these words.
Like oxymoron, it means a single image or idea, made up of contradictory/incongruent images. Hyperbole, it means a deliberate exaggeration to emphasize a point or feelings. Lastly, paradox means a statement which seems self-contradictory, but turns out to make a good sense. It is quite confusing to differentiate some of the literary devices like simple sentence, complex sentence and incomplete sentence, but after more practice, I am sure that I would be able to differentiate it fully.
Overall, with these literary devices, it helps a lot in studying and understanding. Although it might be difficult to memorise it all, I believe that we would be able to do it since we did the same thing during Secondary 1.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Learning Log 5I have learnt that an 'unseen' poem or prose passage is simple one that I may not have read before and even if I have, I probably have not had the chance to work through it in detail. When approaching an Unseen Prose Passage, we should read it at least three times. First reading, we should read it swiftly to get an idea of what the text is about. Second reading, we should get a better understanding of what is going on and observe the mood and the setting. Third reading, we should first take a brief look at the questions on the text. Annotate the text as we read, and make notes in the margins.
I have learnt that when answering a question, we should read the poem/passage an question properly instead of rushing through it and underline the key words. We should use our own words whenever possible and quote from the text. We should also use PEEL, which stands for Point, Explain Elaborate, Evidence Example and lastly, Link.
In quoting, we should use the ABC method which stands for Attention, Brief and Context. The words and phrases that draw our attentions are the ones to pick. We should also keep the quotation short so that it does not look like a 'cut and paste' job. Also, contextualise our evidence to show that we have a good understanding of the text.