(1) The benchmark for literature content standard 2 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:

(a) discuss ways in which literary devices and elements (e.g., syntax, imagery, figurative language, allusion, symbols, irony) produce a dominant tone, effect, or theme;

(b) analyze and critique the effectiveness of an author's choice of literary devices/elements;

(c) recognize and articulate how language enhances meaning and conveys power to impact an individual and/or society; and

(d) evaluate how literary devices, forms, and language contribute to the impact of a work on the reader/listener/ viewer.