Analyzing literature
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Close Reading involves . . .
- making connections- creating inferences (filling gaps)- drawing conclusionsLiterary Analysis requires you to read closely, not just recreationally like we do poolside in the summer.
Anatomy of Analysis ~ Comprehension
- Tackle literature by reading it once for comprehension (the bare bones of the story - setting, plot, character)
- who, what, where, when, why, how
Anatomy of Analysis ~ Interpretation
Read the book again - this time, filling in the pieces with your own inferences about what the author doesn’t directly state. (the muscle, strong points of your analysis: character motivation, why author used a particular setting, etc)
Anatomy of Analysis ~ Make a Statement
Pull all the information together to make a statement about the work as a whole.Be bold, be brave, be loud and proud about your interpretation. 💪👍👏👏Maybe you see something no one has seen before when reading the novel!! 👀Keep in mind, if you can make an argument for a pattern being there, you articulate it and use it.
Some things to look for in your book:
The use of repetition, the type of dialect, characterization, the organization,
common themes and other rhetorical choices the author makes that makes the
story unique.
(rhetorical = elements of effective writing/speaking)
Work under the assumption that the author makes deliberate decisions for everything in the novel. The
choices support the overall goal of delivering a specific message.
Literary Analysis a.k.a. Literary Criticism
- More of a review than a critique
- Your analysis is your own. You will use sources to ‘back up’ what you are saying about the book.