Close reading synthesis: The ability to integrate analysis of multiple techniques—diction, imagery, structure, tone—into a unified interpretation.
How to apply it: Synthesize observations about multiple literary elements into a coherent argument rather than analyzing each in isolation.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Longer Fiction or Drama III
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