ENGLISH READINGS

• CRITICAL READING

  
  

  *Main Idea

  *Inference

  *Conclusion

  *Retention of Details
• Main Idea -One central idea that the rest of the paragraph follows.
• Main Idea -Found in the topic sentence.
• Topic Sentence is usually found in the beginning, middle and the end of the paragraph or sometimes just implied.
• Inference is the understanding of each statements and the relationship among the statements.
• In inference, you should be able to pinpoint the general impression or feeling that the passage leave.
• Inference -Requires understanding of what has been read.
• Conclusion -usually come at the end of the passages.
• Retention of Details -Must note specific names and dates.
• Simile -Directly assessing a resemblance in one or more points, of one thing to another.
• "My patience is like traffic in the EDSA, it is endless." Is an example of Simile literary device.
• "Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit." Is an example of Simile literary device.
• "Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die." Is an example of Simile literary device
• Metaphor -Pretends that something is something.
• "Work today was a nightmare!" Is an example of Metaphor literary device
• "You are my shining star." Is an example of metaphor literary device
• "Their bedroom is a pigsty!" Is an example of Metaphor literary device
• Synecdoche -A part is put for the whole or the whole for the part.
• “Nice wheels!” Is an example of synecdoche literary device?
• “It’s a cruel world” Is an example of Synecdoche literary device
• “I need a headcount by morning,” Is an example of Synecdoche literary device
• Personification -Inanimate objects are bestowed with human traits.
• "She sat down at the tired, overworked desk." Is an example of Personification literary device.
• Metaphor -Comparing two things without using "like" or "as".
• "The sun was beating down on us like a thousand fiery daggers!" Is an example of Hyperbole literary device.
• Simile - Comparison between two different things using “like” or “as”.
• "The child’s stare begged me to take him out for ice cream even though I’d already said no." is an example of Personification literary device.
• "The perfectly sun-kissed strawberries were calling my name, so I bought them to go with dessert." is an example of personification literary device.
• Metonymy -An object is used to represent another.
• "My dear, you have all of my heart." Is an example of Metonymy literary device.
• "That fancy fish dish you made was the best of the evening." is an example of metonymy literary device.
• "Tell me about your first date. I’m all ears!" Is an example of metonymy literary device.
• Hyperbole -a strong effect is achieved through an exaggeration and an overstatement.
• “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” Is an example of Hyperbole literary device
• “That was so expensive it nearly broke the bank!” Is an example of hyperbole literary device.
• “My love for you is deeper than the ocean” Is an example of Hyperbole literary device.
• In Coherence, sentences should be arranged and tied together in such a way a reader can easily follow.
• In Coherence, it is important to see the relationship to the sentence that precedes it and to the one that follow it.
• To achieve such coherence, you must arrange the sentences into some logical and recognizable order.
• You can develop a more flexible sense of organization if you also look at some patterns that are more exclusively patterns or principles of organization.