Select a story or a poem from the readings and write about a literary element or device that you think is important. Create a thesis analyzing the importance of the term to the literary work.
Write a 500-750 word (double-spaced, MLA format) literary analysis. A literary critical analysis explains a work of poetry, by means of interpretations. The goal of a literary analysis (as with any other analysis) is to broaden and deepen your understanding of a work of literature. Interpretations are developed by an in-depth examination of a text. […]