Fiction Analysis - "Kiss of the Fur Queen"

Question 1

step 1

Answer 1

read prompt

Question 2

step 2: diagnose the prompt

Answer 2

• intro: the following passage is the opening of the novel Kiss of the Fur Queen (1998) by the Cree novelist and playwright Tomson Highway
• warning: read the passage carefully
• claims: analyze how highway uses literary devices (task)
• warrants: to dramatize Okimasis’ experience

Question 3

step 3

Answer 3

read the piece

Question 4

step 4

Answer 4

find which devices establish the claims/warrants

Question 5

look for the literary devices and data

Answer 5

• repetition data
• imagery data
• numbers are used to build tension and intensity data

Question 6

more concerned with the amount of ________ that supports them

Answer 6

textual evidence

Question 7

warrant

Answer 7

• to increase the drama of the experiences that Okimasis is going through
• highway uses repetition to intensify the drama of Okimasis’ high-stakes experience

Question 8

less concerned with how _________ their chosen techniques are

Answer 8

sophisticated

Question 9

task

Answer 9

highway sues decreasing numbers to show the building drama as Okimasis nears the finish-line

Question 10

if you have trouble finding enough literary devices on which to base your 203 claims

Answer 10

you can always look for the defaults, such as imagery