To be completely honest this is the first time I have ever delved into a book and analyzed it. I was absolutely astounded on how much meaning each and ever sentence may contain. It is easy to get a overall picture but by analyzing every single sentence you can find more information to help you understand the story better. I immensely enjoyed our class discussion as it helped my understanding of the story better. Although at times the discussion got a little bit boring and slow, it was really helpful overall. One thing I thought personally was if authors actually intend to shape a story in every way as to make the story more easy to understand and find. I found it a little disconcerting on how much information authors may be packing into every sentence of the story or in this case a play.
I was glad that we were given the exact same Eros prompt. I was able to read up on material and prepare myself better for the essay. However on the actual AP exam we will not know the actual prompts until we take the test, I will continue to work on to develop my skills on writing essays.
I agree with you. I never really appreciated writing quite like I do now from using annotation and looking at the little details that add to the bigger picture.
ReplyDeletegood personal response. Great overall summary of the work. I really like the way you presented this post. The very reminiscent voice flowed a lot better.
ReplyDeleteOh, man, I completely agree! I often wonder how much of the stuff we find is deliberate, how much is ambiguous, and how much is purely accidental. I also wonder how different our findings would be if we didn't pick works of "literary merit".
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