Close reading helps the reader understand the text more and enhances the reader's reading abilities.
An example of close reading is annotating the text.
Answer: Personafication
Explanation: Personafication means referring to or giving non living things the qualities of human or living things. "Heart of darkness they were discoloured", the heart is part of the human body but in this context it is given the human attribute where "they" pronoun is referred to the heart. Also "backbone is seen running down the middle of his back", backbone is just part of the human body but in this context it it made to run down like it ia literally running down onea back.
Look! The dog <u>is </u><u>swimming</u> in the river! (swim)
- Use present continuous tense because the action is still going on & hasn't stopped.
