Literary Analysis Paragraph

Use what you have learned from reading “Let America Be America Again” and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry to write a paragraph that provides an analysis of how the idea of equality is depicted in the two pieces.

As a starting point, you may want to consider what is emphasized, absent, or different in the two texts.

Develop your paragraph by providing textual evidence from both texts. 

Use your graphic organizer to help you touch upon elements of structure, style, and language.  

If you need some guidance, check here: http://www.germanna.edu/tutor/handouts/english/literary_analysis.pdf

 

Literary Analysis:

Style: argument, not a summary, in which you comment

Examines and analyze: how and why a piece was written by looking closely at small parts to see how they affect the whole

Relate the writing to the overall theme by addressing the significance of the author’s:

·         Literary devices (plot, character, setting)

·         Word choice (dialect, formal/informal, vocabulary)

·         Writing structure (paragraphing, sentencing, punctuation and grammar, parallelism, repetition)

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