Fiction + NonFiction literary Analysis

Question 0

Title

Answer 0

The title is the name of the story.

• Does the title prompt ideas or stir emotion?
• Do the words include any “universal theme” words? (Love, friendship, nature, time)

Question 1

What are the six clues to theme

Answer 1

Title, Conflict, Setting, Characters, Statements and Observations, Symbols

Question 2

Conflict

Answer 2

Struggle between opposing forces

• What is the main conflict in the story?
• What message of life might the conflict suggest?
• How does the conflict effect the characters?

Question 3

Setting

Answer 3

Time and place of an action

• How does the setting affect the characters?
• Could this story take place in another setting?

Question 4

Characters

Answer 4

Person or animal that takes part in the action in the story

• What is each characters main problem or conflict?
• Does the character change or learn anything about life

Question 5

Statements and Observations

Answer 5

Expresses an idea

• what do the characters say anything about themselves and each other?
• which of the narrators statements pertain to life or human nature?
• What sentences standout in your mind? Why?

Question 6

Symbol

Answer 6

Something that stands for or represents something else.

• What objects are important in the story?
• How to characters react to particular objects, people, or words?

Question 7

Facts

Answer 7

Statements that can be proved

Example: Polar Bears can swim as fast as 6.2 mph

Question 8

Statistics

Answer 8

Facts in form of numbers

Example: Only 40% of those polled could remember last years Best Picture winner.

Question 9

Expert Statments

Answer 9

Come from authoritative sources

Example: Dr Flynn said the virus could not affect humans.

Question 10

Examples

Answer 10

Concrete illustrations of a concept.

Example: Shoppers have choices. Supermarkets devote entire aisles to ethnic foods.

Question 11

Observations

Answer 11

Reports from eyewitnesses

Example: During a one hour period, sixteen cars did not even pause at the stop sign.

Question 12

Personal Experiences

Answer 12

Come from life

Example: I learned that shoes really matter when I finished the hike with blistered feet.

Question 13

Anecdotes

Answer 13

Stories that make a point
Example: to encourage me to keep trying, my coach said “ I made many mistakes myself in my first year of playing soccer.”

Question 14

Analogies

Answer 14

Comparisons that make a point

Example: Baking a cake is like building a house. You need the right tools and materials.

Question 15

Context Clues

Answer 15

Restatements, examples, definitions, and contrasting details in a text that help you unlock meanings of unfamiliar words and expressions

Question 16

Point of view

Answer 16

Perspective from which a narrative told.

Question 17

First person P.O.V

Answer 17

Narrator is a character that participates in the story and uses first person pronoun I. The narrator can reveal only his or hers thoughts and feelings

Question 18

Third person P.O.V

Answer 18

Narrator is not a character in the story. He or she uses third person pronouns such as he and she to refer to the characters.

Question 19

Omniscient

Answer 19

Narrator tells what each character thinks and feels.

Question 20

Limited

Answer 20

Narrator with limited p.o.v reveals the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

Question 21

Objective

Answer 21

Narrator is a neutral observer, much like a reporter.

Question 22

Subjective

Answer 22

Narrator that participates in the story and relates things from a specific P.O.V