Overview of literary analysis process for work of fiction. Includes overview of story elements and rhetorical devices

1. Literary Analysis Mack Gipson, Jr. Tutorial and Enrichment Center Gayla S. Keesee Education Specialist

2. Literature focuses on the search for reasons , values , and interpretations in all areas of human interest and experience. Because literature presents us with more than one possible meaning , interpreting literature requires more care and attention than does responding to an essay.

4. An analysis explains what a work of literature means, and how it means it.

15. Plot Sequence Introduction Rising Action Crisis/Climax Falling Action Resolution Complications leading to Conflict(s)