Chapter Exercises

Chapter Exercises

This activity contains 10 questions.

Which of the following is not something you should do when writing about literature?

remain objective inform the reader simply summarize the plot of the work persuade the reader

Which of the following is correct when analyzing a story?

do not read skepticallyresist the obvious meaning of the work ignore ambiguitiesignore internal inconsistencies

Which of the following is a pitfall that students often making when writing about literature?

writing a plot summary analyzingsummarizing to support a pointincluding needed information

Which of the following is not a step you should take when writing about literature?

read only part of the work the first time reread the whole work or skim it to look for evidence of what you want to write aboutask yourself some questions about the workread the work all the way through

Which verb tense should you use when writing about a fictional work?

passivepastpresent future

Which of the following is correct?

italicize short storiesitalicize titles of short poemsitalicize book titles put plays in quotations marks

Why is it necessary to go beyond restating the plot? What other aspects of literary analysis could you be asked to do in an essay? Answers may vary.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Why write about literature?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

What does literature represent?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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