Commentary Templates
Template options for diction details:
The word(s)___________________(denote/connote)(create a sense of)______________________ ,
Requote the word/words
Association/effect
[Type a quote from the document
relating to_____________________________.
Connect to larger idea that relates
to thesis/topic sentence
[Type a quote from the document
Ex 1: The words “apart” and “away” denote distance, relating to the idea that Jake and Brett are kept apart by
life.
Ex. 2 Hemingway’s choice of the word “hell” creates the sense for the reader that Brett finds love to be a cause of great
and eternal suffering, and yet she insists she “[has]” to see Jake, echoing Jake’s earlier statement that he “[has]” to see
her, as though there is no other option, as though this futureless love will always be their fate (33).
Template options for imagery/literary devices details:
The______________________________ (creates a sense of)(allows the reader to understand)(conveys the idea that)
Noun to rename the imagery or phrase to
describe the image
[Type a quote from the document
______________________________________
, relating to_____________________________.
Association/effect
Connect to larger idea that relates
to thesis/topic sentence
[Type a quote from the document
Ex 1: The darkness Hemingway has conjured for the reader creates a sense of all-consuming heaviness lingering
over Brett and Jake, but for moments of diversion from the dark provided by the establishments they drive by.
Only the “lighted” bars, shops, and flares illuminate their features, relating to the way that Jake and Brett only
seem to be able to connect when imbibing in drink or seeking entertainment, as seen when Jake and Brett are in
Paris as well as Spain.