PAP Mnemonic and Author’s Craft Annotation

P - ​Paraphrase A - ​Annotate P - ​Purpose

Paraphrase or ​restate​ your interpretation
(understanding) of the text as accurately
as possible. Try not to change the
meaning of the text.
*Note: A paraphrase is not summary as it
​ s well as​ minor details.
includes key ideas a
Annotate ​literary devices ​such as: Make an inference​ about how the
● Simile annotated literary device(s) impacts the
● Metaphor meaning of the poem.
● Personification
● Hyperbole
“How does the literary device impact
● Alliteration
● Rhyme scheme (pattern ex: ABAB)
the ​meaning of the poem​?”
● Imagery (sensory language to describe
sight, sound, smell, touch, feel) “How does the literary device impact
the ​speaker’s message​?”
Annotate ​author’s craft (writing style) ​such
as:
● Text Structure (organizational
pattern of the text)
● POV (point of view)
● Theme (speaker’s message, moral,
or lesson intended for audience to
learn)

The speaker is saying that she is worthy Stem: I think the speaker --
enough to accomplish anything she wants
because/so/to-------------------------
in life.
---------.

● Simile- Lines 1-22 ● I think the speakers uses

similes in lines 1-22
because she is comparing
ideas to herself so that the
reader is able to better
understand her
characteristics.
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● I think the speaker uses

● Personification- Line 17 personification in line 17 to
help the reader understand
that the speaker is
dreaming at night.

● Hyperbole- Line 37 ● I think the speaker uses a

hyperbole to exaggerate
her confidence in line 37.

● Rhyme Scheme- Line 1-4, ● I think the speaker uses

ABAB ABAB rhyme scheme in
lines 1-4 to make the poem
more “catchy”(enjoyable)
and entertaining to the
reader.

● I think the speaker uses

● Imagery- Line 17 imagery in line 17 to help
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the reader picture what is

going on in his/her head.

● Text Structure- 37 lines 18 ● The text structure is lines

couplets, 17 line breaks and couplets because it is
a poem!

● POV- 1st person point of ● The speaker uses 1st

view person point of view so
that the readers knows
how she feels.

● Theme: Believe that you ● I think the speaker is

are worthy. teaching the reader this
lesson to inspire or
encourage others.