Description
Literary theme analysis on the given poem.
SAMPLE ORGANIZATION OF A THEME ANALYSIS
Introduction
A. Title of story, author(s) name(s)
B. Setting of story, basic situation of character
Aspects of the story that give the story meaning; here make explicit the elements of fiction (characters, symbols, setting and plot) that are unified to reveal the theme.
Your claim/thesis. This statement will answer the question “What is the theme of this story?”
Body
A. Point-by-point discussion of the subject. Remember that each paragraph has a topic sentence that forecasts the contents of that paragraph. Additionally, each topic sentence is logically related to the thesis/claim statement.
B. Direct quotations and passages from the story will support both the topic sentences and the thesis/claim.
Conclusion
A. A summation of the effectiveness of the techniques the author uses.
B. A statement about how the elements of fiction help to unify the story and give it meaning.
DO NOT PROVIDE JUST A SUMMARY OF THE PLOT. YOU MAY ASSUME YOUR READERS HAVE ALREADY READ THE STORY. You will, of course, need to cite evidence from the story, but this material will support a particular point you are making about the theme. You probably won’t at any point retell the story in the order you read it.
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The last night that she lived
1. A title that states the topic.
2. The introduction with thesis will answer the question "what is the theme?"
3. Body paragraphs with topic sentences that build on the thesis
4. A conclusion that summarizes briefly what you have tried to accomplish or that at
least reminds the reader of your primary purpose in writing the essay.
Running head: THE LAST NIGHT THAT SHE LIVED LITERARY ANALYSIS
The Last Night That She Lived Literary Analysis
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Introduction
The last night that she lived is a poem that was composed by Emily Dickinson. The
settings of the poem are at the death of a female with sorrowful observers present. They pity that
she has to die and are heartbroken when she finally takes her last breath. The poem tells of the
horror and the agony of watching a loved one die and how helpless the surviving people feel that
there was nothing they could to save their loved one. The characters and the plo...