A link to the writing center:
http://writingcenter.baruch.cuny.edu/
We’ll be talking about these briefly in class, but here are a couple handouts to help you in completing your close readings. Look at these (closely)!
Here’s a list of potential ways to tackle your close reading. Remember – this is NOT a checklist! Do not do everything on this list, that will end up in a shallow analysis. Rather, go in depth with one or two of these things:
Here’s something I wrote based on errors / issues I’ve seen in the past. Take a look!
And two sites with information on literary devices:
