Analysing a literary extract
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il brano / l'estratto
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the extract / passage
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la lettura ravvicinata
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close reading / textual analysis
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l'analisi / l'interpretazione
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the analysis / interpretation
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il mezzo (letterario) / la figura retorica
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the (literary) device / figure of speech
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il simbolo
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the symbol
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la metafora
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the metaphor
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il tono
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the tone
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la voce narrante / il narratore
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the narrative voice / narrator
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l'effetto
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the effect
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trattenere il fiato
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to hold one's breath
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Quali sono le tre domande della lettura ravvicinata?
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Che cosa succede? (what happens) → Come è scritto? (voice, tone, devices) → Che cosa significa? (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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Mezzo → citazione → effetto (device → quotation → effect): name the device, quote it, explain its effect.
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In «Che cosa succede? / Come? / Che cosa significa?», which gets the most time in the oral?
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The last two — Come è scritto? and Che cosa significa? «Che cosa succede?» is just one sentence.
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The literary individual oral
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