1. Literary Analysis Review
Literary Analysis Review
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Please fill out the blanks in this PowerPoint document. All of these terms, ideas, and processes may be included in our unit test next week.
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2. Literary Analysis Literary analysis is the process of:
Making o___________
Identifying p_______
Drawing c__________
What is the purpose of literary analysis? Write your answer below in at least three sentences.

3. Concrete vs. Abstract

4. Literary Analysis
The ultimate purpose of literary analysis is to learn more about ourselves and the world
We take concrete things like a text and draw abstract conclusions like themes, which help us understand the world better and helps to guide our values and behaviors
Beyond that, literary analysis is important for high school and college success

5. Story Elements Setting Plot Conflict Characters Theme
The place and time in which the story takes place
Plot
The main events of the storyline
Conflict
A problem that moves the action forward
Characters
The individuals the story is about
Theme
A real world lesson or idea you can learn from a story

6. Point of View
The person/entity telling the story is called the n_______
Point of View
First person
The narrator is ________________________________
Third person limited
Third person omniscient
The ________ is not in the story and knows what all the characters think and feel

7. Setting Setting is the where and ____ that a story takes place
It is the t___ and place
Time of day
Time of y___
Time in terms of p___/p______/f_____
Setting is closely associated with ____, which means the feeling or atmosphere of the story or specific scene

8. Plot
The introduction of the characters and setting is called the e_________
When a conflict becomes more intense and the main character must react, it is called a ______ a_____
When the conflict reaches its most intense moment, it is called the c_____
The end of the book, when the conflict is resolved, is called the __________

9. Conflict Conflict is a p______ in the story
Conflict drives the p___ of the story
Two main types of conflicts:
External
________
There are many subtypes, such as:
Human vs. ______
Human vs. _____
Human vs. _______
Human vs. __________

10. Characters Characters are the main individuals a story focuses on
There are several types of characters:
The main character is the ___________
The character against the main character is called the __________
Major characters who are not the protagonist or antagonist are called s_________ __________

11. Characterization Characterization ______ characterization
The way in which a writer reveals the personality of a character
______ characterization
The author tells the audience what the character’s personality is like
________ characterization
The author shows the audience what the character is like through their speech, thoughts, feelings effect (relationships), actions, and looks
The audience has to infer character traits

12. Indirect Characterization
S.T.E.A.L.
S_____
T_______/F_______
E_____ (R____________)
A______
L____
When we infer something about a character’s personality using S.T.E.A.L., we call this a character t____

13. Characterization
There are different types of characters depending on how the author develops and characterizes them throughout the text
D______ characters change throughout the text, often coming to new insights by the end of the text
S_____ characters stay the same throughout the text

14. Symbols and Symbolism Symbol Symbolism
A mark, character, object, or image that represents something more than what it is itself
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas, qualities, or processes

15. Topic and Theme Topic Theme
A subject in a piece of literature (abstract ideas, concepts, settings, personality traits, etc.)
Examples here: __________________
Theme
A lesson, insight, or idea about ourselves or the world we learn from a piece of literature
A theme is what the literature is saying about the topic(s)

16. Annotation Annotation is any n____ you make on a t___
The purpose of annotation is to ________________________________________
When we annotate, we always have a specific p______ before beginning

17. Annotation Strategies/Symbols
C_____ words and phrases you don’t understand and write a ? next to them.
U________ important words, phrases, and sentences of text and note why you think they are important.
S________ key plot points in the margins.
Ask _________ of the text as they come up.
Use an e__________ mark (!) for things that surprise you, and briefly note what it was that caught your attention.
Draw an a____ (↵) when you make a connection to something inside the text, or to an idea or experience outside the text. Briefly note your connections.

18. Creating a Theme Statement
Annotate a text closely for
Plot development
Indirect and direct ________________
________ devices such as f_________ language
Important topics and ideas
Analyze the text by closely observing, identifying ________, and drawing conclusions
Write down a few of the most important t_____ in the story and pay close attention to sy_____ and sy_______

19. Creating a Theme Statement
(1) Take the few most important topics you identified and write a sentence about each of them
Explain how that topic is shown in the text
(2) Combine your sentences into one statement
(3) Eliminate specific references to the story
(4) Review your theme for the “f___ things to _____”
(5) Make necessary revisions

20. Theme: Things to Avoid
Avoid statements specifically about the story itself
Example: _____________________________________
Avoid m_____
Avoid being too b____/v____
Avoid being too s_______
Avoid c______

21. Theme Example (Salvador, Late or Early)
(1) Topics
Poverty
Responsibility
Being unnoticed
(2) Sentences
Salvador lives a difficult life in poverty
Salvador takes on incredible responsibilities
Salvador often goes unnoticed
(3) Theme
Kids in poverty live a difficult life and they take on incredible responsibilities, yet often their accomplishments go unnoticed

22. Finding Evidence to Support Theme
Read your theme statement multiple times and reflect on it so you understand exactly what it’s saying
Find evidence that aligns with the topics you mention in your theme statement
Read your theme statement again, look at your evidence, and make sure you can explain how your evidence supports the theme

23. Style
Style is the term we use to discuss all language decisions authors make as they write
Diction is another term for ____ ______
__________ is the literal definition of a word
Connotation is the cultural or emotional associations that word has
Formality
______ language sounds professional and official
________ language sounds casual and relaxed
S_____
The order of words in a sentence
The length of sentences used
The type of sentences used

24. Sensory Details _____ ____ Smell Taste Color, light, objects, etc.
Birds chirping, car tires against concrete
____
Rough, smooth, dry, wet, hot, cold, etc.
Smell
(Examples here) _________________________
Taste
(Examples here) __________________________

25. Literary Devices L_______ d_____
A technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing
A good acronym for remembering literary devices is S.H.A.M.P.O.O.
S_____
H_______
A___________ or A________ or A_______
M_______
P______________
O___________
O_______

26. Figurative Language Figurative language
A specific type of l_______ d_____
Language that expresses something beyond its l______ meaning
Not meant to be taken literally
Rather, helps to communicate images and ideas and a creative way

27. Figurative Language Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole
Definition: _________________________________
Example: _________________________________
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole

28. Literary Devices Repetition Alliteration Assonance
Definition: _________________________________
Example: _________________________________
Alliteration
Assonance

29. Literary Devices Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Foreshadowing
Definition: _________________________________
Example: _________________________________
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing