Analyzing Literature K12 HELP

A. What are the 4 characteristics of an effective literary analysis? ___ /5 pts

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B. For the below prompt, provide 2 pieces of supporting evidence from the text that you could use to support your answer, and then form your response using the evidence you put in each box in your answer. Remember, supporting evidence should be quoted directly from the text! __ / 4pts

Prompt: In “Goodbye to All That,” Joan Didion writes that the “lesson” of her story is that “it is distinctly possible to remain too long at the Fair.” What does she mean? How does the final section of the essay portray how she came to this understanding, her feelings about it, and the consequences of it?

Write your complete response to the prompt (found on the previous page) below. Make sure to include the evidence from your 2 boxes. Your response should be at least 2 paragraphs (a minimum of 10 sentences). ___ / 10pts

C. What are some life choices the narrator made in “Goodbye to All That?” ___ /3pts
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D. What are at least 2 Literary Devices Didion used in her narrative? Provide evidence from the text for both Literary Devices ___ /4pts