Literary Analysis Essay

To teach

To entertain

To inform

To persuade

To entertain

To inform

To teach

To persuade

Topic

Plot

Theme

Setting

Lessons/Morals

Observations

Warnings

Characters

A topic is a one-word description, while a theme is a complex statement.

A topic is a complex statement, while a theme is a one-word description.

A topic is the setting of the story, while a theme is the plot.

A topic is the plot, while a theme is the setting.

Love

Friendship

Courage

Family is important

Because there is only one topic in a story.

Because themes are always the same for every reader.

Because there are often multiple topics in a story.

Because themes are always objective.

Reading a text and summarizing it.

Reading a text and identifying the theme.

Reading a text and rewriting it in your own words.

Reading a text and ignoring the theme.

How the author feels about the subject.

The word choice of the author.

How the reader feels; the atmosphere created.

The pictures created in the reader's head.

It creates pictures in the reader's head.

It is the word choice of the author.

It is how the reader feels about the subject.

It is the main theme of the story.