Question: What is the purpose of a Literary analysis?

Answer: To Carefully examine and evaluate a work of literature and to understand the specific aspects of literary work. Which should help readers “better appreciate” the work.

Question: Steps in Poetry Analysis

Answer: Focus on the various types of images found within the poem and the relationship between the form and it’s content.

Question: Short Story Analysis

Answer: Identify a particular theme, and how the author revels the theme through their POINT OF VIEW

Question: What are the Essential/Basic Elements of an Effective Literary Analysis?

Answer: Thesis Statement;Introduction; Body, Conclusion

Question: What does the Thesis Statement do in a Literary analysis

Answer: The Thesis Statement tells the reader what to expect.