I understand that writing a summary is just reiterating the text, but if I am asked to write a critique or an analysis, I feel I should use my own opinion about the text. ... Also she said that when it comes to analysis or any writing of that sort that it is good to form an opinion based on fact. ... The literary construct, "keep your opinion out of it," should not be considered a construct. ... A person cannot truly express themselves if they don't state their opinions or beliefs; whether it be a journal, an analysis, a critique, or a research paper. ...

• Word Count: 1128
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Soto uses many other literary techniques as well, in order to convey the experience of a young boy's first date to the reader, such as using acute attention to detail and the use of fragmented and run-on sentences, or short sentences for emphasis. ... He utilizes many different literary techniques to portray the exhilarating excitement and overall significance of this event to the reader such as sensory, imagery and figurative language, as well as sentence structure that builds excitement and rhythm. ...

• Word Count: 1251
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The most interesting literary device in the poem was the use of open form. ... After a short analysis of the poem her images and word choice paint a clear picture of the point she wanted to get across. ...

• Word Count: 927
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Literary theorists have debated this issue for decades. ... Previously in the novel in pretty much any situation Nick would go ahead and give his description of the situation and always follow with some sort of analysis on the matter. ...

• Word Count: 1804
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"A Separate Peace," takes place during wartime and at Devon's prep school for boys. Gene and Finny are best friends as well as the main characters portrayed in the novel. The school mainly focuses on school work and preparing the students for World War 1. During this time, many young boys like Gene and Finny could not escape from the reality of the war and school, but Finny managed to create ideas that created an atmosphere that took Gene and his classmates away from their reality. Around the summertime, the boys that attended Devon came back for another year and they had a sum...

• Word Count: 833
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Tale Tell Heart, written by Edgar Allen Poe is a very dark, but magnificent piece of writing. It is about an unnamed narrator who tells the story from first person. It is about the narrator basically admitting that he killed an old man. However, he claims he is not insane. He says he did not do it out of anger or to get something from the man, but because the man that he killed had a pale blue eye that threw him off. ...

• Word Count: 773
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School