Analysing a literary extract
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der Auszug / das Textstück
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the extract / passage
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die genaue Lektüre / das genaue Lesen
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close reading
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die Analyse / die Interpretation
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the analysis / interpretation
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das (literarische) Mittel
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the (literary) device
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das Symbol
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the symbol
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die Metapher
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the metaphor
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der Ton
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the tone
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die Erzählstimme / der Erzähler
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the narrative voice / narrator
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die Wirkung
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the effect
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den Atem anhalten
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to hold one's breath
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Wie lauten die drei Fragen der genauen Lektüre?
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Was passiert? (what happens) → Wie ist es geschrieben? (voice, tone, devices) → Was bedeutet das? (theme, effect).
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What is the difference between retelling and close reading?
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Retelling says *what happens*; close reading notices *how it's written and what it suggests* — and earns the marks.
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Give the close-reading rule for every comment, in three words.
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Mittel → Zitat → Wirkung (device → quotation → effect): name the device, quote it, explain its effect.
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In «Was passiert? / Wie? / Was bedeutet das?», which gets the most time in the oral?
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The last two — Wie ist es geschrieben? and Was bedeutet das? «Was passiert?» is just one sentence.
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