Fiction Analysis - "The Street"

Question 1

step 1

Answer 1

read prompt

Question 2

step 2: diagnose the prompt

Answer 2

• intro: the following selection is the opening of Ann Petry’s 1948 novel, The Street
• warning: read the selection carefully
• claims: analyzing how Petry
• warrants: establishes Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting

Question 3

step 3

Answer 3

read the piece

Question 4

step 4

Answer 4

which devices best establish the claims/warrants

Question 5

finding literary devices

Answer 5

• imagery data
• personification data
• selection of detail data
• figurative language data

Question 6

step 5

Answer 6

device how to organize your essay

Question 7

Imagery

Answer 7

• petry’s grimy imagery

Question 8

when the prompt gives examples of devices

Answer 8

• feel free to use the examples

Question 9

2-3 claims and what else

Answer 9

4-5 paragraphs and about 500 words

Question 10

relationship between Lutie and urban setting

Answer 10

petry’s foreboding imagery establishes a menacing relationship