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LITERARY ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

Title of selection: ____________________________________________________

Author: ____________________________________________________

Genre: ____________________________________________________

Setting: ____________________________________________________

Historical context: ____________________________________________________


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The author wrote this piece to: (authors purpose):


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The main idea of this piece is:


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The message (or theme) of this selection which the author would like us to take away is:
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Characters: (Major)
Protagonist(s): __________________________________________________________

Antagonist(s): __________________________________________________________

Static characters: ___________________________________________________

Dynamic characters: ___________________________________________________

Did the author use any special literary devices in this selection such as: personification,
metaphor, simile, foreshadowing, suspense, flashback, imagery, irony, humor, poetic
sound devices such as rhyme, etc List and give specific examples:
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What was the authors tone toward the subject/person/idea he/she wrote about?
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What point of view was this piece told from? List word clues that indicate this.
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List the conflicts in this selection (internal and/or external):


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If this was a fiction/non-fiction or dramatic work, list the most important parts of the
PLOT:

Exposition:____________________________________________________________________
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Rising action:
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Climax:_______________________________________________________________________
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Falling action:
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Resolution:
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Notes:_________________________________________________________________________
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