It’s really not as hard as I’ve made it out to be.
Each paragraph that has a new example for the literary device you chose must be introduced. The direct quote or paraphrase can then be placed and then at least one sentence should be used to conclude. Because what is the point of analysis paper if you don’t prove you know what you are talking about?
Exactly.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
The Conclusion
Ok, think of the structure of the introduction…and then flip it around. Start out with your literary device sentence (not word for word of course!). And then slowly make your way out of the specifics and back into general. (This would be like the first sentence of the paper.)
My senior English teacher in high school liked us to do this thing he called a TILL. (I do not remember what this stood for or if it was even an acronym for anything, but it’s still very important.) A TILL is the last sentence, and it relates the entire paper and theme to real life. This is the ONLY sentence that you can use the word “we” in. Other wise using the word “we” will get you a lower grade, trust me. And never... EVER…use “I” in an analysis paper. (This makes most “sane” English teachers cringe.) To continue with our example, a very plain relation to real life would be: We should remember when hard times hit us or our families the greatest strength can be gained by working together.
I'm going to try to make a visual for the structure of the paper I have now detailed out for you. We'll see how my computer skills compare to my writing skills.
My senior English teacher in high school liked us to do this thing he called a TILL. (I do not remember what this stood for or if it was even an acronym for anything, but it’s still very important.) A TILL is the last sentence, and it relates the entire paper and theme to real life. This is the ONLY sentence that you can use the word “we” in. Other wise using the word “we” will get you a lower grade, trust me. And never... EVER…use “I” in an analysis paper. (This makes most “sane” English teachers cringe.) To continue with our example, a very plain relation to real life would be: We should remember when hard times hit us or our families the greatest strength can be gained by working together.
I'm going to try to make a visual for the structure of the paper I have now detailed out for you. We'll see how my computer skills compare to my writing skills.
The Body
Remember how I said it drives me crazy when people place literary devices first? The same applies to the body paragraphs.
Each paragraph is structured the same, you start with a general sentence. In our example something to do with family drawing strength from each other during hard times; at the end of the sentence or better yet in the next sentence you can add your first literary device. (Ours is biblical illusions). So, in the first sentence repeat that John Steinbeck emphasizes that families can draw strength from each other during hard times through biblical illusions. (NOT: Through biblical illusions, John Steinbeck emphasizes families can…)
Then you give your examples using paraphrasing and direct quotes. (I will go into how to set these up in another post.) Each literary device should have at least three examples for a five page paper. If you cannot think of three examples for a literary device then that device isn't stong enough and therefore your paper will not be strong enough, or worse, long enough.
Each example can be placed in a new paragraph or each literary device can be in all one paragraph, depending on how your teacher wants it. In college most professors want them in a new paragraph (which is great for space). Your last sentences (or paragraph) for each literary device needs to be summed up. This isn’t hard at all, lots of repetition. In our example you will do the same for symbols and chapter structure. And that’s that on to the conclusion.
Each paragraph is structured the same, you start with a general sentence. In our example something to do with family drawing strength from each other during hard times; at the end of the sentence or better yet in the next sentence you can add your first literary device. (Ours is biblical illusions). So, in the first sentence repeat that John Steinbeck emphasizes that families can draw strength from each other during hard times through biblical illusions. (NOT: Through biblical illusions, John Steinbeck emphasizes families can…)
Then you give your examples using paraphrasing and direct quotes. (I will go into how to set these up in another post.) Each literary device should have at least three examples for a five page paper. If you cannot think of three examples for a literary device then that device isn't stong enough and therefore your paper will not be strong enough, or worse, long enough.
Each example can be placed in a new paragraph or each literary device can be in all one paragraph, depending on how your teacher wants it. In college most professors want them in a new paragraph (which is great for space). Your last sentences (or paragraph) for each literary device needs to be summed up. This isn’t hard at all, lots of repetition. In our example you will do the same for symbols and chapter structure. And that’s that on to the conclusion.
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