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How to analyse literature in an English essay

If you’re at school and struggling with English essays, or if you just want to try your hand at a bit of analytical writing (useful in lots of jobs!) then read on for our suggestions on analysing literature in an English essay!

Write a good starting paragraph laying out what you’ll discuss in your essay This is essential, as it shows your own organizational skills, and demonstrates you know what you’re talking about. It’s also the best way to capture the reader’s (or marker’s!) attention. Always go back to your starting paragraph before handing in your work in case you need to make any changes.




Plan the structure you are going to use.


It’s not always easy to plan the structure, but roughly knowing what you’re going to discuss, and in what order, will really help you with your writing.



State the obvious.



The point of a literature essay, especially at school, is to prove to your teacher that you’ve really understood the text you’re analysing. A great way to do this is by using PEE (Point, Example, Explanation) to do so.



Explain how the points you’re making reflect the ideology the author is trying to convey.


For example, if the point suggests that everything the protagonist did was for nothing, then you could attribute this to being a metaphor used by the author to express the futility of life.



Explain the effect single words have by suggesting analogies they could immediately be likened to.




You’re trying to show how the words the author is using are suggesting things without giving too much away. For example the use of the word ‘ascent’ could be likened to the ascent of an angel to heaven, and therefore foreshadows the tragic ending.



Use literary terms


In order to really get your points across, use ‘clever words’. Use words such as ‘demonstrative, analogous, metaphorical’ and suchlike to explain metaphors, and literary terms such as ‘alliteration, ellipsis, hyperbole’ to describe stylistic devices. Be careful though, using these words without understanding them properly will make things worse, not better!


Follow your instructions!



If you’ve been set a question by a teacher or tutor, or you’ve set out to answer something, then ensure you do so. Otherwise, you haven’t answered the question fully, and will not get full marks. Even if you’re writing in another situation, not answering the questions you set yourself will make the reader confused and ultimately dislike your writing.




Know what to look for.



Try and look for mood and atmosphere; form and structure; language and themes, and find as many points as possible for each.



Have a balanced amount of points




from the whole text In other words, don’t use more points and examples from the beginning of the text than the middle, or vice versa. To really be convincing you have to show that your points apply throughout the text.


Have a conclusion as strong- or stronger- than the rest of the essay



Even if on a tight schedule, make sure you spend enough time on your conclusion to knock the reader out of the water- to a large extent, it will be the thing they most remember. The following is a really good device- explain in your conclusion what we could learn from the text that applies to today’s world , how its themes or its characters are ones that we can still learn from.


Finally, read through it, then again, then again, and then again



The best way to do this is, if you’ve got time, take a break from your essay and come back to it with a clear head. It’s amazing how much easier it will be to see your analysis with fresh eyes and correct any mistakes you might not have noticed.


That’s it! You’ve now got some great tools here to do a good job on your next bit of analytical writing! TELL YOUR FRENDS TO VISITE UZOPEDIA TODAY!
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