ENGL 001B- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 20 pages long!)
13 Oct 2017
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Can be evocative, calling up memories or suggesting feelings associated with the subject being described. Calls readers" attention to observable features of the subject being described. Bed, pillows, blankets, dresser, clothes, books, laptop, etc. Readers can put a mental image of the room into their head. Uses simple pronouns to describe the weasel. Piling up of concrete nouns helps readers imagine what the weasel looked like to. Vivid descriptions: name smells, sounds, tastes, and tactile qualities. To add details to names, add modifiers (adjectives and adverbs, phrases and clauses) Modifiers - make nouns more specific by supplying additional information. Convey thoughts and feelings during the encounter. Dillard uses judgement to describe that the weasel is a wild animal, not a pet. Combine physical details with details characterizing aspects of the individual"s personality wit . Ex) my father, a fat , funny , man with beautiful eyes and a subversive. Physical details suggest a powerful, threatening character.
