Literary Analysis
The Drama/Literature paper should be 1200 words minimum. You should have at least two good sources on a works cited list, formatted according to MLA standards. Your text book can serve as one source, but you are required to find one outside source, preferably from the library databases, in order to support your own analysis of the text. A good database to find literature analysis is the Literature Resource Center. There is a PowerPoint presentation about literary analysis, but I’d like to give you some of the most important bullet points here as well.
The purpose of a literary analysis essay is to carefully examine a work of literature or an aspect of a work of literature.
As with any analysis, this requires you to break the subject down into its component parts.
Examining the different elements should help you better appreciate and understand the work of literature as a whole.
For instance, analyzing a short story might include identifying a particular theme (ie. the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood)
Your analysis would explain how the writer reveals that theme through the point of view, tone, word choice, dialogue, etc.
You should attempt to convince the person reading your essay that you have supported the idea you are developing.
Assume your audience has read the work; therefore, you SHOULD NOT retell the story.
Textual evidence includes summary, paraphrase, specific details, and direct quotations.
Evidence should illustrate and support the ideas you are developing in your essay.
DO NOT overuse textual evidence. Keep the 80/20 rule in mind. 80% original work and only 20% textual quotations.
Please review the PowerPoint for further information, and if you have question, please email me. This paper is a significant part of your grade for this class so you should not put it off. Also, seek help from the writing lab.
Specific Requirements:
Minimum 1200 words
MLA format
Works Cited page with minimum of 2 sources
Double-spaced
Readable font (Times New Roman, Courier, Ariel, etc.)
Electronic format (.doc or .rtf). This is for plagiarism detection purposes.
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