Literary Analysis

Question 1

Characterization

Answer 1

Flat: Uncomplicated, and can be defined with one word.

Round: They have many layers to their character and use multiple words to describe.

Static: They have no character development in the story and stay the same.

Dynamic: Characters goes through changes throughout the book.

Question 2

Thesis

Answer 2

A statement put forth for discussion or proof

Question 3

External world

Answer 3

The world consisting of all the objects and events which are experienceable or whose existence is accepted by the human mind

Question 4

Internal World

Answer 4

The inner world contains the reactions, feelings, sensations, memories of the individual himself to things in the outer world.

Question 5

Narrator

Answer 5

Omniscient Narrator: Has an all-knowing perspective on your story.

Limited Narrator: Narrator relates only their own thoughts, feelings, and knowledge about various situations and the other characters

Question 6

POV

Answer 6

1st person: Story told from the perspective of the main character, uses pronouns like my, myself, I.

2nd person: Story told from the perspective of an unseen narrator with the reader as the main character, uses pronouns like you, your, yourself.

3rd person: Told from the perspective of an unseen narrator, uses pronouns like she, his, themself.

Question 6

Topic vs. Theme

Answer 6

Topic: A word or phrase that sums up main subjects in the book.

Theme: The reason the story was written in the first place, a lesson the author wants to teach the readers.

Question 7

Identify the topic from a new piece of literature.

Answer 7

Examples: Racism, Sexism, Equality, Trauma.

Question 8

Write a paragraph in C-E-R structure

Answer 8

Claim: A statement summarizing what will be talked about in the paragraph.

Evidence: Statements backing up your claim.

Reasoning: Giving explanations for your evidence.