Literary Analysis

True

False

rewording the text

stating the facts

opinion supported by evidece from the text

the same thing as summary

Analysis examines the relationship between ideas and points

Analysis evaluates the quality of the evidence used to support the ideas

Analysis provides alternative explanations or debates

Analysis does not require the writer to explain the connections or evidence

formulating an argument or an arguable thesis

stating what's obvious

telling the events of the story

rewording the text

The moral of the story

The summary of the story

The universal truth about life implied by the story.

To summarize the text

To find techniques used by the author

To interpret the hidden meaning behind the techniques used by the author

To describe the "what" rather than the "how" and "why"

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Text Quote

Evidence

Literary Analysis

the literary analysis onion

literary devices AKA literary techniques AKA figurative language

depth and complexity icons

all of the previous HAVE been used

It will be universal to human experience.

It will be timeless.

It will be specific to the text at hand

It will be in complete sentence form.

Metaphor

Juxtaposition

Hyperbole

Parallel Structure