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Literary AnalysisMiddle School Creating Effective Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences for Literary Analysis from Laying the Foundation January 2011 What is a thesis statement? “A thesis statement is a sentence that expresses the writer’s position on a certain topic. It is reasonable for the reader of a thesis statement to assume that it will be supported by evidence” How do I write a literary analysis thesis statement? Begin with quotations and details from the text As you are reading, highlight or underline important words, phrases, images , and passages, looking for patterns among these elements. Write questions, observations, or inferences you can later use for discussion or writing. Use dialectical journals to help select and analyze important parts of the text. After you have completed the text, browse through your annotations and/or dialectical journals. Write generalizations about the text (thesis statement). “Literary analysis thesis statement will address both the means the author uses and the meaning that the author creates.” In (title of work) ________________, (the author) _____________ uses (imagery, details, dialogue, foreshadowing, personification, metaphor, etc.) ______________________ to (reveal, show, explore, portray, convey, emphasize, suggest) _________________ the (mood, tone, theme, purpose) ____________. Examples of literary analysis thesis statements In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to suggest that danger or a perilous situation is near. In the poem, “Jabberwacky” by Lewis Carroll, the author uses scary-sounding nonsense words to create an ominous yet humorous tone. In Number the Stars, Ellen’s Star of David necklace symbolizes Annemarie’s devotion to her friend and her stance against the Germans. Read the following poem by John Masefield Sea-Fever I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s ki