Literary Analysis Paper English 4 Mrs. Bodine Due: April 2‚ 2008. Directions: Write a one-and-a-half page essay analyzing no more than one literary element (topics are on bottom). Review pages 180-216 in your purple Elements of Language book that you have in the classroom. These pages will provide an example paper and we will discuss the paper in class. There are two examples of a literary analysis paper within these pages. Your essay will be graded using the 6-trait writing rubric
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Odysseus’s 20-year long Journey When you set out for Ithaca‚ pray that your road’s a long one‚ full of adventure‚ full of discovery. In Homer’s epic poem‚ “The Odyssey”‚ ten years have passed since the fall of Troy‚ and the Greek hero Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca‚ many believe he is dead. It takes Odysseus 20 years to return home after he left Ithaca for the war. It takes Odysseus 10 years to return home after the 10 year long Trojan war. During these 10 years‚ Odysseus
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STONEBRIDGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT FORM Date of Accident: 2nd may 2013 Date Reported: 2nd may 2013 Time of Accident: between 9:45am – 10am Time Reported: 10:30am Specific Location: the location of the accident happened in Stonebridge Residential Care Home‚ in the garden at the front of the care home. Reporter Name: Sadie Goody Phone Number(s): 01728456321 Position: Care assistant Witness Name: There was no person present to witness the
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“The reader should realize himself that it could not have happened otherwise‚ and that to give him any other name was quite out of the question.” - Nikolai Gogol. This is the epigraph for the Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake‚ for the quote foreshadows a lot of what the novel contains and helps us understand the difference between what we’re being told and what we’re‚ seeing. Jhumpa Lahiri chooses to start with a quote from Nikolai Gogol for it connects to both The Overcoat and The Namesake for names
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Outline Structure for Literary Analysis Essay I. Catchy Title II. Paragraph 1: Introduction (Use HATMAT) A. Hook B. Author C. Title D. Main characters E. A short summary F. Thesis III. Paragraph 2: First Body Paragraph A. Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss‚ how it will prove your thesis) B. Context for the quote 1. Who says it? 2. What’s happening in the text when they say it? C. Quote from the text (cited appropriately) D. Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your
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Paule Marshall in her first semi-autobiographical novel Brown girl‚ Brownstones gives a panoramic view of the multifarious aspects of black experience through a collage of black men and women characters in the Depression era America. The central figure Selina Boyce‚ the point of impact of the novel‚ who like “a faceted crystal or gem mounted on a pivot” (Marshall‚ Brown girl‚ Brownstones 237)refracts light on a multitude of themes and experiences pivotal in the construction of the contemporary post-War
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The Magic Barrel All writers use literary terms to create a story. Bernard Malamud‚ the writer of The Magic Barrel‚ includes many literary elements. Character and characterization are definitely important elements in the short story. This essay will describe how Bernard Malamud creates the character of Leo Finkle through the methods of characterization. In uptown New York lived Leo Finkle‚ a rabbinical student. Leo was advised by an acquaintance that he would find it easier to win a congregation
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The article‚ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚” by Pippa Moss reviews and explains how the book Curious Incident would be easily relatable to an autist. The author of the article starts by introducing the main character of the story‚ Christopher‚ and how he excels in certain areas of life but not in others. The author then concludes the article with a comparison between Christopher and a reader who may also be an autist and how the story is perfect for any reader. To begin‚ the
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The Idea of Home In the novel‚ “The Namesake” Gogol is trying to search for his identity and who he wants to be but she is also searching for the definition of a home. He has moved so many times that he started not seeing them as homes‚ but just a place they would have been staying at for a while. The definition of a home is a place that you feel happy at because of all the memories you have. A home is a place where you are loved and you know you are safe and not judged. Gogol does not know how
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The difference between survival‚ and being alive‚ is living the life you choose. The stories our class has read this semester have lead me to various interpretations of different literary movement’s ideals and themes. Comparing “Farewell to Arms” to stories such as “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “To Build a Fire” is tricky considering that some of these stories came from different literary movements such as Realism and Naturalism. Yet‚ somehow they all show many relevant themes throughout their pages
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