Literary Analysis

The key to analyzing a text is looking carefully at the language, which is the foundation of its meaning

• True

• False

Analysis is: 

• rewording the text

• stating the facts

• opinion supported by evidece from the text

• the same thing as summary

Which of the following is not true of the process of analyzing?

• 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

Which of the following steps are important for avoiding just summarizing and moving on to analysis?

• formulating an argument or an arguable thesis

• stating what's obvious

• telling the events of the story

• rewording the text

What is the theme of a story?

• The moral of the story

• The summary of the story

• The universal truth about life implied by the story.

What does "to analyze" mean?

• 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"

Select the TWO parts of a thesis statement.

• Claim

• Text Quote

• Evidence

• Literary Analysis

Which of the following is NOT one of the literary analysis tools we've used this year to analyze complex texts?

• the literary analysis onion

• literary devices AKA literary techniques AKA figurative language

• depth and complexity icons

• all of the previous HAVE been used

Which of the following is NOT true of a literary THEME?

• 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.

"I, your glass, will discover to yourself that which you know not of..." Which literary device is being used when Cassius tells Brutus that he will be his mirror so he can help him see his virtues?

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

• Hyperbole

• Parallel Structure