Far From Contrast: Outlining the opposite of your broader insight before shifting to the broader insight. This adds more clarity and meaning to your insight.
Consider the following two sentences:
- They found to be innocent.
- They, far from finding him to be the ruthless monster who had mercilessly terrorized the city, instead found him to be utterly innocent.
Which one sounds more compelling and why?
As human beings, we rely on contrast for meaning. Up is meaningless without down, light without dark, tall without short etc.
Level 3 Sentence Template:
Version 1:
Last name of author + ‘s + use of + literary choice + textual reference + has connotations of + proximal inference + ,+ suggesting that + far from contrast + broader inference
Example:
Robert’s use of the juxtaposition “bloodied rose” has connotations of tragic love, suggesting that the love story between John and Elisa, far from ending in bliss, is instead likely end in tragedy and violence.
Robert’s use of the simile “crept like a rat” has connotations of sneakiness and evasion, suggesting that “the suspicious man”, far from being a trustworthy and dependable presence, is instead an unreliable presence that can escape at the tap of a finger.
Robert’s use of the visual image “green monster” has connotations of intimidation and fear, suggesting that Raymond, far from confronting a timid figure, instead witnesses a figure that he finds hard to challenge.
Version 2:
Last name of author+ ‘s + use of + literary choice + textual reference + evokes the idea of + proximal inference + ,+ suggesting that + far from contrast + broader inference.
Example:
Robert’s use of the juxtaposition “bloodied rose” evokes the idea of tragic love, suggesting that the love story between John and Elisa, far from ending in bliss, is instead likely end in tragedy and violence.
Version 3:
Last name of author+ ‘s + use of + literary choice + textual reference + conjures up the idea of + proximal inference + ,+ suggesting that + far from contrast + broader inference.
Robert’s use of the juxtaposition “bloodied rose” conjures up the idea of tragic love, suggesting that the love story between John and Elisa, far from ending in bliss, is instead likely to end in tragedy and violence.
Tip 1: Always start the “far from” contrast right next to the subject in the broader inference.