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What does a literary analysis do? |
1. Makes interpretative claims 2. That are debatable 3. That are supported with textual evidence 4. That together argue for a thesis 5. And that explore its complexity |
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Explain existence or fact argument |
Seeks to establish what facts are depicted in a text |
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Explain an interpretative argument |
Characterises how a text (or elements of a text working together) communicates a particular idea or meaning |
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Explain an evaluative argument |
Makes a judgement about whether the text is good or bad, enjoyable or not, a masterpiece or not |
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Explain an causal argument |
Investigates how factors such as the author's life, time period, or social circumstances influenced the production of the text |
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Explain a proposal |
Argues that we take some sort of action regarding the text |
