Fiction Analysis - Introduction

Question 1

beginning

Answer 1

start with a “hook”

Question 2

middle

Answer 2

• introduce the title and author of the piece while connecting back to your hook, your association
• you can add a brief summary of the piece here if you want

Question 3

thesis

Answer 3

• this is the most essential element of the introduction
• you can identify the techniques you plan to address, but you MUST identify the author’s purpose
• techniques/devices will be paragraphs
• why the author used those devices is warrant

Question 4

the hook should be associated with

Answer 4

the topic being written about

Question 5

the last sentence of the introductory paragraph in a short fiction essay should be the

Answer 5

thesis statement

Question 6

answers

Answer 6

• through Judd’s own keen observation and dark imagery…Oates reveals Judd’s mature… personality (main point)
• there comes a time, when we realize that life is not infinite… is no longer abstract or distant (hook)