THE PURPOSE OF THE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY IS TO INTERPRET A PIECE OF LITERATURE BY ASSESSING THE OVERALL MESSAGE

THE PURPOSE OF THE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY IS TO INTERPRET A PIECE OF LITERATURE BY ASSESSING THE OVERALL MESSAGE (OR THEME) OF THE STORY AND HOW THAT MESSAGE IS SUPPORTED/ COMMUNICATED/ EVIDENCED BY LITERARY ELEMENTS (CHARACTER, PLOT, POINT OF VIEW, STYLE, ETC.) OR LITERARY TECHNIQUES (SIMILE, METAPHOR, PERSONIFICATION, SYMBOLISM, ETC.). THIS MAKES THE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY AN OPINION ESSAY (OR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY) BECAUSE THE WRITER PROMOTES AN OPINION (IN THIS CASE WHAT THE WRITER THINKS THE PIECE OF LITERATURE IS ABOUT) AND SUPPORTS THAT OPINION/ INTERPRETATION BY USING EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT—LITERARY ELEMENTS AND TECHNIQUES.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ASSIGNMENT, YOU WILL CHOOSE 1 SHORT STORY (FROM THE LIST PROVIDED IN THIS MODULE) TO EXPLAIN HOW THE LITERARY ELEMENTS OR TECHNIQUES OF YOUR CHOICE (FROM THE LIST PROVIDED IN THIS MODULE) WERE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT THE AUTHOR’S THEME.

YOU WILL BE CITING SOURCES AND USING EVIDENCE THAT YOU HAVE FOUND WITHIN THE SHORT STORY OF YOUR CHOOSING. PLEASE PRESENT 2 PIECES OF EVIDENCE FROM THE STORY OF YOUR CHOICE WITHIN YOUR THESIS STATEMENT. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A FOUR TO FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY. YOUR WORD COUNT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 500 WORDS MORE IS OKAY.

WE WILL DISCUSS MORE OF THE PARTICULARS OF THIS ASSIGNMENT THROUGH THE MODULES PROVIDED.

TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO SIMPLE ENGLISH- YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CHOOSE 1 STORY OF YOUR CHOICE AND PICK ONE LITERARY ELEMENT OR TECHNIQUE FROM A LIST I WILL GIVE YOU. CHOOSE AN OPTION FROM THE LIST THAT YOU BELIEVE IS SHOWN IN THE STORY YOU READ. YOU WILL EXPLAIN HOW YOU BELIEVE THIS ELEMENT OR TECHNIQUE WAS SHOWN IN THE STORY BY USING EXAMPLES THAT YOU FIND.

YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO FIND 1 ARTICLE FROM THE SCHOOL DATABASE, TO USE AS EVIDENCE FOR YOUR STORY AS WELL. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO THIS BEFORE THE ASSIGNMENT IS DUE.

YOUR ESSAY SHOULD BE FORMATTED IN THIS MANNER:

FIRST PARAGRAPH- INTRODUCTION WITH THESIS STATEMENT

SECOND PARAGRAPH- FIRST PIECE OF EVIDENCE FROM THE STORY WITH AN EXPLANATION

THIRD PARAGRAPH- SECOND PIECE OF EVIDENCE FROM THE STORY WITH AN EXPLANATION

FOURTH PARAGRAPH- EVIDENCE FROM DATABASE ARTICLE ABOUT THE STORY WITH AN EXPLANATION

FIFTH PARAGRAPH- CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

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