Craft and Structure

Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.

Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.

Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.

Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.

Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).

Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.