Literary Analysis Review

Question 1

In literature, what is tone?

Accepted Answer

an author's attitude toward a text

Question 2

In literature, how do authors often create mood?

Accepted Answer

by using sensory details, through strong diction, descriptions and figurative language

Question 3

In literature, what does setting include?

Accepted Answer

time, place, mood, weather and the social setting

Question 4

In a literary analysis essay you must analyze, what does it mean to analyze?

Accepted Answer

to compare and contrast two texts & find deeper meaning

Question 5

In literature, what is mood?

Accepted Answer

how a text makes the reader or audience feel

Question 6

What must you do in each paragraph of a literary analysis essay to show analysis?

Accepted Answer

compare, contrast or connect two texts to prove the theme

Question 7

On a literary analysis test, if you get two passages to read, what should you do when writing?

Accepted Answer

use 2 quotes in each body paragraph (1 from each text)

Question 8

Indirect characterization is when an author...

Accepted Answer

shows character behaviors so you make inferences about them

Question 9

In the literary analysis practice prompt, what is the best meaning of the word "affect"?

Accepted Answer

change or complicate, influence

Question 10

Why do authors use repetition?

Accepted Answer

so you remember something, to emphasize a point

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