Literary Analysis Paragraphs

Question 1

Breaking text apart into small pieces to identify the author's purpose and meaning

Accepted Answer

analysis

Question 2

Which term should you NOT use when talking about those who have read the text?

Accepted Answer

you

Question 3

A good transition to introduce a quote:

Accepted Answer

The author clearly states that,

Question 4

A topic sentence should never use:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 5

How the evidence supports the claim is called the:

Accepted Answer

explanation

Question 6

Sentence where you state the point you will prove is called?

Accepted Answer

claim

Question 7

Transitions must be used to:

Accepted Answer

introduce the explanations, introduce the topic sentence, introduce the quotes, introduce the concluding sentence

Question 8

The concluding sentence should:

Accepted Answer

relate to and expand upon the topic sentence

Question 9

The topic sentence for a literary analysis paragraph should:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

Judgement words like: "great, excellent, amazing" should be used in literary analysis

Accepted Answer

never

Question 11

A student should use "I think" or "I believe" in literary analysis writing...

Accepted Answer

never

Question 12

You should include what info. about the author when writing a literary analysis paragraph?

Accepted Answer

a technique the author used

Question 13

What must you have to support your claim?

Accepted Answer

evidence from text

Question 14

To make your concluding sentence more memorable:

Accepted Answer

Use descriptive words and varied word choice.

Question 15

The best transition from a quote to an explanation:

Accepted Answer

Here, the author suggests that...

Questions 15