As mentioned in chapter one, appeals to emotion logic and goodwill are considered rhetorical strategies. Writers make these appeals in their choice of language instruction, as with any skill, close reading becomes easier with practice. But it's important to remember that we use it unconsciously and instantaneously every day as we respond to people and situations. Just as we notice, body language, gestures, facial expressions and volume in our conversations, we can understand a text better by examining its sentence structure, fiction, imagery and figure to language. These elements make up the style of the written piece and help us discover the layers of meaning. Style contributes to the meaning, purpose and effect of a text, whether it's written oral or visual. Often, the biggest challenge is understanding the tone of the peace. But if you look carefully at the speaker's choices of words, and also how the words are arranged, you will find plenty of crews. The speaker's choices of words are also called diction, and how the words are arranged are called syntax.

Asking Questions

One of the simplest ways to talk with the text is to interrogate it. That means to ask questions. Remember that we're always trying to consider the choice of writers make. So, as you're reading the text, ask yourself, why they chose the words, or why they chose centered patterns that they did? Interrogate the diction and syntax of the text. You may notice that most questions that you asked fall into two categories: diction, and syntax. When we talk about dictionary, you might look for interesting and powerful vocabulary. But we also consider figures of speech when we consider syntax. We want to notice interesting constructions along with sentence types such as compound complex, etc.

Annotating

Another close reading technique you can use is annotation, annotating the text requires reading with a pencil or pen and hair. If you are not allowed to write in your book, then write on sticky notes or on unprecedented paper on the side. As you read circle words, you don't know or write them on the sticky notes. Identify main ideas as a statement's topic sentences and also words of phrases that appeal to you. The important, or that you don't understand, look for figures of speech, such as metaphors, similes and personification, as well as imagery and striking detail.

Annotating

Another way to organize your thoughts about a specific text is to use a graphic organizer, a graphic organizer lets you systematically look at your passages from a longer text. Your teacher may divide the text for you, or you may divide it yourself. You might use a smaller paragraph division does natural break reports, or you may consider smaller sections that seem interesting, stylistically or rhetorically, although graphic organizer takes time to complete, it lets you gather a great deal of information that you can use as you prepare to write an essay.