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What is Close reading?Reading a book in a state of exhaustion, resulting in ones face dropping steadily closer to the page. I was at the library doing some close reading. Woke up and I had dissolved several verses of Keats in drool. Close reading - videoClose reading - what is it?When you heavily analyze someoneβs Instagram post or general personal information to figure out who they are as a person/ what is going on. Friend 1 - Did you see Samβs Instagram post? What does "Close reading" mean?Reading a book or poem so carefully (while constantly referencing the OED), that you suddenly discover something "new and special" about one word in the poem. This word then magically allows you to write three paragraphs about its "new and special meaning." All the while during this "close reading," you will be contemplating suicide as your face, body, and mental thought process will hurt with the agony of forced close analysis. Bob: I've got a twenty seven page paper due tomorrow on a four line poem. |
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