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Why is ‘both use imagery’ weak?
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Why is ‘both use imagery’ weak?
True of almost every book — compare the effect, not the label.
Two ways to compare technique?
Same device / different effects; or different devices / same effect.
What must a technique comparison end on?
What the difference reveals about each work's meaning.
Which criteria does this serve?
B1 (authorial choices) and B2 (comparison).
Same device, opposite effect — example?
Light imagery for hope in one work, for threat in the other.
Different device, same effect — example?
One builds dread with short sentences, the other with a slow metaphor.
The commonest weak comparison?
Naming a shared device without comparing its effect.
What is the ‘common ground’?
The shared technique — the starting point, not the whole point.
Technique comparison in one line?
Technique → effect → meaning, in BOTH works, compared.
Does the device have to be identical to compare?
No — different devices reaching one effect is a rich comparison.
Topic 4.6 study notes
Full notes & explanations for Comparing literary techniques
English A Lang & Lit exam skills
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