Can anyone give tips for UNSEEN TEXTS..... (2 Viewers)

[e8zks]

pLEASE

 

[i need help with it]

uh idk but ill give u my trial paper if u gimme urs

 

[karamazova]

depends on how comfortable you are with analysis in english, but generally

• brush up on your common literary/language/visual techniques (your metaphors, your alliteration, your anaphora, your imagery, your vectors, your allusions, etc.) and learn some higher order ones if you can (stuff like litotes, prosopopoeia, tricolons -- if these words are scaring you maybe stray away from them but if you can learn, understand, and apply them then you'll get some pretty decently sized marks)
  • the eeaaasiest 'technique' ever for literally anything with words is "diction", i.e. the choice of words by the composer
• get a gist for the form and composition of a text
  • e.g. if an unseen text is a poster, talk about how it, as a poster, creates meaning by appealing to a wider audience. if it's a poem, talk about how its abstract form expresses meaning.
• the questions will ask for something specific so be sure to answer in response to the question
  • e.g. if the question is like "how does this text convey the nature of memory" make sure you are answering what specifically the nature of memory is - sad, poignant, confusing, etc.
• remember certain syllabus points to link back to, e.g. "anomalies in human behaviour and motivations"

these were just some off the top of my head but gl!!

 

[zepplu]

pLEASE

if all else fails just use diction and personal tone as a language technique