Close analysis: reading content, structure and voice in detail

What this note covers

1. What 'close analysis' actually asks of you
2. Layer one: content — reading representation, not reality
3. Layer two: structure — how the material is arranged
4. Layer three: voice — the personality doing the telling
5. Working at sentence level: a method you can repeat
6. From close reading to an argument about context
7. How this is examined, and what separates a top answer

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes