English 10 Advanced
Name:
MLA Book Citation:
Period:
Biographical information about the author:
ie. Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter's Daughter. New York: Putnam, 2001.
ie. Last Name, First. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, date.
Genre:
Author’s experience as related to the writing of
the novel:
Point of view:
Tone:
Description of author’s writing style:
Plot summary outline:
Exposition/background:
Characteristics of the genre:
Initial conflict:
Context of the novel (time and place – historical, social,
Rising action:
Crisis/climax:
Falling action:
environmental, economical and cultural influences):
CHARACTERS
Name
Role in story
Characteristics
3-5 adjectives:
Quote that
reveals
character,
page number,
and
explanation
Name
Role in story
Characteristics
3-5 adjectives:
Quote that
reveals
character,
page number,
and
explanation
Name
Role in story
Characteristics
3-5 adjectives:
Quote that
reveals
character,
page number,
and
explanation
Name
Role in story
Characteristics
Quote that
reveals
character,
page number,
and
explanation
3-5 adjectives:
FAMOUS AND/OR IMPORTANT QUOTES
Quotation/speaker/page number
Importance
EXAMPLES OF LITERARY TECHNIQUES
[Literary terms (use three different terms): Allusion, alliteration, couplet, epiphany, foreshadowing, hubris, hyperbole,
imagery, inference, irony, metaphor, mood, personification, pun, sarcasm, shift, suspense, tone, understatement, etc.]
Quotation/speaker/page number
Technique/Explanation
Setting (time and place)
Mood
The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the
piece within the plot.
Symbols (three)/Explanations
Themes (three)/Explanations
A symbol must be something tangible or visible, while the
idea it symbolizes must be something abstract or
universal.
A theme is a universal/main idea behind a novel, or the
deeper meaning of the work; it does NOT include plot
details, though details may be discussed in your analysis.
Importance of opening scene
Importance of closing scene
MLA list of references (list where you found
information for this assignment): i.e. Phillips,
Brian and Sekaran, Shanti. Sparknote on The Outsiders. 23
July 2006 <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/outsiders/>.
Your personal critique or analysis of the work
read:
4/2012