TITLE: Publication Date:
AUTHOR: Nationality:
AUTHOR’S BIRTH/DEATH DATES:
Directions: In INK, and using bullets or numbers where appropriate, complete the following analysis WHILE you are reading your novel.
DISTINGUISHING TRAITS OF AUTHOR (You will have to do some research; compare to other works by the same author):
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SETTING (time and place) OF WORK:
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BRIEF PLOT SYNOPSIS (Keep your plot synopsis within these lines):
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERS:
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MAJOR LITERARY DEVICES (SYMBOLS, MOTIFS, ARCHETYPES, ALLUSIONS, IMAGERY, etc.)- Identify and EXPLAIN with citations:
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THEMES (A full sentence that conveys the message or insight with CITED TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT):
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MEMORABLE CITED QUOTES (As you read, things that stand out to you as important or beautiful and WHY):
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DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS WORK compared to other works you have read (Style):
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COMMENTS (Would you recommend it? Did you love it? Hate it? Why?): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________