college. Taking the time to work on these skills now, in other words, will pay big
dividends in the near future. (Do we sound like your parents talking? Sorry!)
Finally, another big bonus of developing your analytical skills is that it makes
reading much more enjoyable. Once you become attuned to the subtle ways that
writers do their thing, their writing will open up like a . . . like a . . . like a flower
or something. Whatever, we’re not writers. We’re just humble SAT gurus; leave
us alone.
If you ask a teacher to take a look at some of your
practice essays, they might feel flattered and see you as a
go-getter. Ain’t nothing wrong with that.Is a treasure chest a better metaphor? What else opens? A closet? A clam?
Yeah! Let’s try that again:
Once you become attuned to the subtle ways that writers do their thing, their
writing will open up like a clam.
Nope, that sucks even worse. Yeesh, writing is hard.