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Question 1 (1 point)

Question 1 options:

The authors emphasize that "as you approach the task of writing, you should constantly realize that your goal should always be to

the work you are analyzing. Summarizing is not analyzing!

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Question 2 (1 point)

Writers of literary analysis should consider that their readers

Question 2 options:

	have not read the work being discussed and need a full summary in order to understand.
	have not read the work being discussed but only need to have pertinent details explained.
	have read the work being discussed but still need pertinent details explained.
	have read the work being discussed and do not need any background information.

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Question 3 (1 point)

According to the textbook, there are four basic stages of composition, for both experienced and novice writers, but these four stages are not always separate and distinct tasks.

Question 3 options:

	True
	False

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Question 4 (1 point)

According to the book, writers need to focus on multiple topics in one essay in order to cover everything at the same time for an in-depth analysis.

Question 4 options:

	True
	False

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Question 5 (1 point)

Question 5 options:

To illustrate the ways in which topics might relate to a story, poem, or play, the textbook depicts the rays of a

to show how many topics/subjects might be applicable to the literature.

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Question 6 (1 point)

Question 6 options:

The textbook stresses that your writing

; that is, you must have "a goal of demonstrating the truth of your conclusions and clarifying and illuminating your idea about the topic and also about the work."

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Question 7 (1 point)

The six points on the star in the textbook that represent the ways in which literature might be analyzed are

Question 7 options:

	characters, historical period and background, social and economic conditions, major ideas, artistics qualities, additional approaches
	characters, historical period and background, social and economic conditions, major ideas, artistics qualities, syntax and dialect
	characters, setting, theme, major ideas, artistics qualities, additional approaches
	None of these options

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Question 8 (1 point)

The textbook authors advocate note-taking during the reading process, and suggest that writers use those notes as a way to begin thinking about an essay. But when a writer becomes stuck, or feels despair or hopelessness at the project, the textbook's authors suggest

Question 8 options:

	that writers just jump right in and write anything at all, no matter how unacceptable the early work might be.
	re-read the story and the notes for more inspiration.
	None of these options.
	complete an outline of everything learned in the story.

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Question 9 (1 point)

Question 9 options:

An unwritten thought is an

thought.

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Question 10 (1 point)

The plus-minus, pro-con, or either-or methods of prewriting are ways to contrast elements in the story which results in deeper insights and understanding.

Question 10 options:

	True
	False

Answer 1

Ans 2. The writer who is doing literary analysis, or for that matter any critic, generally considers that the literature piece has already been read or is about to be read. They always provide a terse summary before going into analysis. Hence option 1 is true.

Ans 10. Correct option is true. Comparing and contrasting is generally always done in this way.