How To Answer A Question on the Significance/Effectiveness of A Line of Text or Word

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How To Answer A Question on the
Significance/Effectiveness of A Line of Text or
Word
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• This question does not mean the meaning or
  importance of the line.
• Rather , it can mean one or more of the
  following
• To determine the significance of a line, ask
  yourself Does the the line.
• Reveal character
• Reveal conflict
• Reveal theme
• Advance the plot ( climax or a turning point)
• Contain a literary device (irony, a figure of
  speech- for example metaphor , similie ,
  personification)
• Contain a sound device ( onomatopoeia,
  alliteration, assonance, consonance)