What is the etiquette with making up or editing quotes from related texts (1 Viewer)

[13abie]

So I was thinking, whats to stop us making up or at least rewording related texts, especially the more unknown ones.

A slight rewording allows you to use fancy literary techniques such as anaphora or Hysteron-Proteron which im sure the examiners would be very impressed with if they help demonstrate your argument.

Its very hard to find examples of these, so whats to stop us just making up or rewording exisisting quotes from our related texts?

Cheers

 

[Absolutezero]

Nothing. I know people who have made up texts. However, it defeats the purpose of using related texts, the point being for you to analyse a text. And the marker may be a bit suspicious is you go from symbolism and imagery to advanced literary techniques.

So yes, you can do it. You just have to be careful with how you do.

 

[slyhunter]

Although use of technical techniques such as anaphora may seem impressive, what it really shows to a marker is that you're throwing in fancy techniques just for the sake of it and may ruin the flow of ideas in your essay.

Whilst it may seem impressive to a first glance, the point is to answer the question directly without blabbering on techniques that some have never heard of. Also, techniques are nothing without a strong explanation so there's nothing wrong with sticking to "repetition".

 

[ohexploitable]

lols, I did this for Prelim.

 

[slyhunter]

How'd it go out of curiosity?

 

[ohexploitable]

It worked fine but I definitely wouldn't risk it in the HSC.

 

[slyhunter]

Yeah don't guys. Stick to what you know.