SIFT Method for
SIFT Method for
Analyzing Literature
Analyzing Literature
S – SYMBOL
S – SYMBOL
An object, person, or place that has meaning within
itself but stands for something else in the context of
the story
An object, person, or place that has meaning within
itself but stands for something else in the context of
the story
I – IMAGERY
I – IMAGERY
When an image is evoked through the use of really
descriptive language
When an image is evoked through the use of really
descriptive language
F – FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
F – FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Includes (but is not limited to) simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, repetition, alliteration, etc.
Includes (but is not limited to) simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, repetition, alliteration, etc.
T – TONE AND THEME
T – TONE AND THEME
Tone is the attitude and author takes on the subject
he/she is writing about
Tone is the attitude and author takes on the subject
he/she is writing about
Theme = Message/Lesson
Theme = Message/Lesson
SIFT Method for
SIFT Method for
Analyzing Literature
Analyzing Literature
S – SYMBOL
S – SYMBOL
An object, person, or place that has meaning within
itself but stands for something else in the context of
the story
An object, person, or place that has meaning within
itself but stands for something else in the context of
the story
I – IMAGERY
I – IMAGERY
When an image is evoked through the use of really
descriptive language
When an image is evoked through the use of really
descriptive language
F – FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
F – FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Includes (but is not limited to) simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, repetition, alliteration, etc.
Includes (but is not limited to) simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, repetition, alliteration, etc.
T – TONE AND THEME
T – TONE AND THEME
Tone is the attitude and author takes on the subject
he/she is writing about
Tone is the attitude and author takes on the subject
he/she is writing about
Theme = Message/Lesson
Theme = Message/Lesson
SIFT Method for
Analyzing Literature
When an image is evoked through the use of really
descriptive language
F – FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Includes (but is not limited to) simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, repetition, alliteration, etc.
S – SYMBOL
An object, person, or place that has meaning within
itself but stands for something else in the context of
the story
I – IMAGERY
T – TONE AND THEME
Tone is the attitude and author takes on the subject
he/she is writing about
Theme = Message/Lesson