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World 07Close reading & criticismDemanding
The Microscope
Close reading is the core skill of literary study: quote precisely, notice the pattern, and say what it does rather than what it means.
Build a claim from evidence, not the other way roundNotice diction — why this word and not its synonymDistinguish description from analysis
Question 1 of 30 correct
Close reading
The exclamation 'Dear God!' in the final line works because…
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