Literary Analysis
Figurative Language
MLA citation
100
What is the first thing you should do when writing a literary analysis?
What is reread the question and be sure to TTQA! Turn the Question Around!
100
Peter Piper picked a pail of pickled peppers is an example of this literary device.
What is alliteration?
100

These two pieces of information make up a standard parenthetical citation for a book source with a named author.

What is the author’s last name and page number

200
What three elements should be in your introductory paragraph of a literary analysis?
What is a hook, bridge, and thesis?
200
He made a pizza as big as the sun is an example of this.
What is hyperbole?
200

This is the location of the period for a sentence requiring an in-text citation.

What is outside the parentheses.

Example: “Many a time I was desperately tired; but all the same it was a tremendous pleasure to sit there working and earning money. It was like being a man”(p.12).

300
What should each paragraph begin with in a literary analysis?
What is a topic sentence that has the title and author of the passage and/or the main idea of the paragraph?
300
The tap tap tap of the student's pencil annoyed others in the class is an example of what?
What is onomatopoeia?
300

This is the latin phrase used in citations to indicate a source written by three or more authors.

What is "et al.".

400
What must your literary analysis include? (Hint: Two things every paragraph in a literary analysis must have.)
What is specific examples from the text with explanations/reasoning in your own words?
400
The fog tiptoed slowly over the city is an example of what?
What is personification?
400

In what fields of academia is MLA widely recognized?

What is English studies, foreign language studies and literature.

500
If you are stuck while writing a literary analysis, be sure to do this to get the most points.
What is include at least one piece of evidence from the beginning, middle, and end of each selection?
500
The light of the fire is a sight that made me smile as I ate my lime is an example of what sound device?
What is assonance?
500

a quote containing four or more lines is called a ...

What is a block quote

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