Literary Analysis
"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become."
—C.S. Lewis
Fundamentals
Figurative Language 101 | An understanding of Figurative Language is foundational for Literary Analysis. This activity is helpful for introducing Figurative Language in 9th and 10th grade.
Annotation Guides
TPCASTT - An invaluable mnemonic device to help students analyze poetry. For a detailed how-to, visit the Poetry Analysis page on this site. I have found this especially helpful for building foundational annotating skills in ninth and tenth graders in preparation for AP and IB English courses.
DIFLS - My own approach to DIDLS, a helpful introductory mnemonic device to help students analyze prose. I have found my own adaptation of this method especially helpful for building foundational annotating skills in ninth and tenth graders in preparation for AP and IB English courses. Click here for a blank template.
T-SIFT-T - A mnemonic device to help students analyze prose, designed for students who are experienced in the process.
SOAPSTone - Another acronym to assist students with annotation. This one lends itself best to students who have prior experience or a proficient understanding of literary devices already.
Style Analysis Guides
Writing Guides
Getting Rid of Naked Quotes - An essential aspect of any argumentative writing is being able to purposefully and smoothly incorporate evidence, ideas, quotations, or other arguments into your own writing. To that end, these resources, complied from various sources, is meant to help you help students dress up their "naked quotes."
Resources by Literary Works Guides
Antigone
Arthurian Resources
Candide
Crime and Punishment
Dante
A Doll's House
Dracula
Ender's Game
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Fahrenheit 451
Frankenstein
The Great Gatsby
Kokoro
The Lord of the Flies
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Of Mice and Men
Pride and Prejudice
Siddhartha
Sophocles
The Stranger
Things Fall Apart
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