What is the purpose of the acronym FRACTIONS?

it is a method for analyzing poetry.

What are you supposed to do in the "N" step?

determine the tone, mood and purpose

What are you supposed to do in the "ACT" step?

Split the poem up into sections& summarize each section

What does "IO" stand for?

Identify Obvious Literary Techniques

What are you supposed to do in the "FR" step?

Read the poem once and write down your 1st impressions

What are you supposed to do in the "IO" step?

annotate for figurative language & rhetorical devices

What are you supposed to do in the "S" step?

write the purpose of the poem& how the purpose was developed

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FRACTIONS Analysis for Poetry

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What does "ACT" stand for?
A Complete Thesis
A Cat Tail
A Considered Thesis
A Complete Thought
2
What is the purpose of the acronym FRACTIONS?
it is a method for analyzing fiction
it is a method for analyzing poetry.
it is a thing you learn in math
it is a method for analyzing nonfiction
3
What are you supposed to do in the "N" step?
determine the setting
determine the tone, mood and purpose
determine the meaning of figurative language
determine the author's intent
4
What are you supposed to do in the "ACT" step?
Split the poem up into sections&identify figurative language
Split the poem up into sections& identify important lines
Split the poem up into sections& analyze each section
Split the poem up into sections& summarize each section
5
What does "IO" stand for?
Identify Obvious Examples of Meter and Rhyme
Identify Obvious Literary Analysis
Identify Obvious Elements of Surprise
Identify Obvious Literary Techniques
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What are you supposed to do in the "FR" step?
Read the poem and then research who wrote it
Read the poem and write a statement of meaning
Read the poem once and write down your 1st impressions
Read the poem and identify examples of figurative language
7
What are you supposed to do in the "IO" step?
annotate for meter
annotate for rhyme
annotate for meaning
annotate for figurative language & rhetorical devices
8
What does "FR" stand for?
For Real
First Reading
First Response
Final Reading
9
What does "N" stand for?
Nouns
Nuances
Nonsense
Nothing
10
What can you usually use to section off the poem? ( 2 right answers)
capitalization
punctuation
stanzas
line breaks
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What does the "S" stand for?
Summarize the Poem
State the Obvious
Statement of Meaning
Section off the Poem
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What are you supposed to do in the "S" step?
write the meaning of the poem& how the meaning was developed
write the purpose of the poem& how the purpose was developed
write what you like and disliked about the poem
write a critique of the poem

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