How do you solve writer's effect?

The picture above shows an easy, brief method of solving writer's effect. The following information gives a detailed explanation on how to formulate the solution to question 2 of paper 2.

Important things to keep in mind before you start attempting question 2:

• What is the question asking?
• How is the given extract related to the question?
• Which phrases are related to the question?
• Why did the author use those phrases?
• How and why was the author trying to create effects by using those phrases?

These questions will be able to give you an idea regarding how to go about solving question 2. 

Whenever writing a literary analysis, we still seem to rush despite the ample of time given. This common issue arises usually due to time wasted in reading the passage. To save time while efficiently analysing the extract it is important to skim along the lines and underlining keywords relevant to the essay prompt. However, a thorough read before skimming is always important to gain a coherent understanding of the extract.

The questions usually hint at the major literary techniques used by the author. It usually begins with asking how the author portrays a particular idea, emotion or a literary device. Keeping this in mind, the central theme of your essay should focus on that particular idea. For example, a question that might ask how the author creates a sad mood in the extract can be answered by keeping pathos as the backbone of your essay. 

Organisation, on the other hand, is crucial for your essay to be coherent. It is ideal to have a pre-planned structure of your essay. Before beginning your essay, make a list of relevant phrases and keywords under each idea in a simple brainstorm which you can refer to while writing your essay to avoid missing out on any key ideas.

Step by Step Breakdown:

1. The first thing that must be accomplished is that the theme must be found (according to the question and the extract).
2. Next the key phrases must be noted down or marked (underlined)
3. After the key phrases have been found it is important to try to find any literary devices which are found/used in the selected phrases
4. Now, the effects of the phrases must be jotted down
5. Once all of these steps have been performed, you can start writing the essay (continuous writing)
6. This essay must consist of an introduction, body and conclusion.
7. It is integral to ensure that the introduction contains the theme of the extract as well as the question.
8. The phrases selected, their literary devices and effects are explained in the body while the conclusion is reached once all the effects have been vividly described. 
9. Your essay must end with a conclusion.

These are just a few techniques to accelerate your analysis and improve your understanding of any given extract using the writers effect prompt. Now all you need to have is a little confidence!