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1、HOWTOWRITEALITERARYANALYSISESSAYThepurposeofaliteraryanalysisessayistocarefullyexamineandsometimesevaluateaworkofliteratureoranaspectofaworkofliterature.Aswithanyanalysis,thisrequiresyoutobreakthesubjectdownintoitscomponentparts.Examiningthedifferentelementsofapieceofliteratureisnotanendinitselfbut
2、ratheraprocesstohelpyoubetterappreciateandunderstandtheworkofliteratureasawhole.Forinstance,ananalysisofapoemmightdealwiththedifferenttypesofimagesinapoemorwiththerelationshipbetweentheformandcontentofthework.Ifyouweretoanalyze(discussandexplain)aplay,youmightanalyzetherelationshipbetweenasubplotan
3、dthemainplot,oryoumightanalyzethecharacterflawofthetragicherobytracinghowitisrevealedthroughtheactsoftheplay.Analyzingashortstorymightincludeidentifyingaparticulartheme(likethedifficultyofmakingthetransitionfromadolescencetoadulthood)andshowinghowthewritersuggeststhatthemethroughthepointofviewfromw
4、hichthestoryistold;oryoumightalsoexplainhowthemaincharacter’sattitudetowardwomenisrevealedthroughhisdialogueand/oractions.REMEMBER:Writingisthesharpened,focusedexpressionofthoughtandstudy.Asyoudevelopyourwritingskills,youwillalsoimproveyourperceptionsandincreaseyourcriticalabilities.Writingultimate
5、lyboilsdowntothedevelopmentofanidea.Yourobjectiveinwritingaliteraryanalysisessayistoconvincethepersonreadingyouressaythatyouhavesupportedtheideayouaredeveloping.Unlikeordinaryconversationandclassroomdiscussion,writingmuststickwithgreatdeterminationtothespecificpointofdevelopment.Thiskindofwritingde
6、mandstightorganizationandcontrol.Therefore,youressaymusthaveacentralidea(thesis),itmusthaveseveralparagraphsthatgrowsystematicallyoutofthecentralidea,andeverythinginitmustbedirectlyrelatedtothecentralideaandmustcontributetothereader’sunderstandingofthatcentralidea.Thesethreeprinciplesarelistedagain
7、below:1.Youressaymustcoverthetopicyouarewritingabout.2.Youressaymusthaveacentralidea(statedinyourthesis)thatgovernsitsdevelopment.3.Youressaymustbeorganizedsothateverypartcontributessomethingtothereader’sun
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