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Reading Literary Texts
Quick questions on Reading poetry and drama - NC English II EOC
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what is happening, and what do they feel?Show answer
Paraphrase it stanza by stanza in plain language before answering structure or sound questions. Then analyze how line breaks, stanzas, rhyme, repetition (refrain), and rhythm shape that meaning. For drama, read dialogue and stage directions together, and watch for dramatic irony, the gap between what the audience knows and what a character knows.
What is q1?Show answer
When reading a poem on the EOC, what should you do first? [Recall]
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A stanza break separates a poem's memory of childhood from its grown-up present. Explain the effect of that break. [Short explanation]
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