Narrative
Literary Analysis
It's LIT
Terms
Research Simulation
100

These are found within a narrative (Belle, Beast, Mickey, and Minnie). 

What are characters 

100

You must have at LEAST one of these per paragraph in a lit analysis 

What is text evidence/quote 

100

This type of text has stanzas and lines. 

Poetry/Poems 

100

 Author’s opinion on a certain subject. Author’s use specific “tools” to develop their_____. 

Claim

100

You could have as many as ____ articles to read during your research simulation

200

This detail should be included throughout your narrative. It gives the reader the feeling they are actually *THERE!*

Ex: Her eyes were a deep ocean which gazed upon my soul. 

Vivid imagery/detail

200

True or false: In a literary analysis you are to summarize? 

False. You are to analyze the text and communicate relevance to the reader. 

200

This type of literature is made up. There are characters which are created. These characters often live in world's of fantasy. 

Fiction 

200

The literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words

Author's Style 

200

The type of text you will have in a research simulation 

Non-fiction text 

300

This: "You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring!" is an example of: 

Dialogue 

300

This is restated in the conclusion paragraph 

Thesis statement 

300

This type of literature is a true story 

Hint: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Non-fiction

300

Author's attitude towards the text. 

Tone 

300

These type of pronouns should be used in a research simulation

Third person pronouns should be used: (Their, them, they, etc.)

400

These are found within essays but NOT narratives 

In her book, the author stated, "Magic can be found all around us. We just have to know how to look for it" (Ryan 21). 

Text Evidence/Quotes 
400

These "concrete details" are also known as: 

Quotations/Text Evidence 

400

This type of literature deals with lines, scenes, and acts. 

Hint: Macbeth 

Plays 

400

Giving clues about how the plot is going to develop

Foreshadowing

400

The following quote is an example of a ________  __________. 

EX: “Twain’s humor relies on his audience’s familiarity with Hamlet and its ability to recognize the duke’s improbable coupling of lines” (Levine 34).

Parenthetical citation

500

The best to structure you five paragraph narrative is to follow this: 

Plot structure 

500

The components for which you are graded on during the LEAP writing portion: 

Organization, Grammar/Writing Style Clarity, Thesis Statement, Evidence/Reasoning

500

This type of passage is one you have never seen before. Hint: Actors use these all of the time 

A cold read

500

If you write_________you get Skittles. 

DIDLS (Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax) 

500

Addressing the ______ allows you to stay on topic and sets up the whole argument you, the writer, hope to get across to your reader. 

PROMPT 

Ex: Evaluate the effectiveness of Skloot's style as compared to Dale Keiger's