Romanticism Literary Analysis Essay



Romanticism Literary Analysis Essay

Writing Process Check & Thesis Statement

Which topic have you chosen? A B C D

Why did you choose this topic? ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

A. Romantic writers are well known for their use of imagery. Pick one of the stories or poems that we have read and discuss how the author’s use of imagery affects the mood and/or tone of the story.

B. Pick one of the elements of Romanticism (ex: love of nature, the supernatural, the importance of emotion, rebellion against society) and explain how the author or authors use it in his story/stories.

C. Analyze one of the main characters from the stories we have read. (Tom Walker, Roderick Usher, or Dr. Heidegger)

D. Explain Irving’s use of satire in “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Who or what is he critical of? Why?

Thesis Statement: The thesis statement is the “central message” of your essay and the last sentence in your introduction. It states what your essay will be about without writing “This essay will be about.”

• Example: If you are writing a character analysis essay about Abigail Williams in The Crucible, your thesis statement might read

• “In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Abigail Williams was a manipulative, selfish girl who ruined the lives of many people in Salem.”

• This thesis statement tells the reader that your essay will be about

1. The Crucible by Arthur Miller

2. the character, Abigail Williams

3. 2 of her character traits

Look above at the topic you chose. Read the writing prompt. Highlight parts of the prompt that give you an idea of what needs to go in your thesis statement.

Now, write a rough thesis statement below. As you outline and draft your essay, revise and edit the thesis statement

Rough Thesis Statement: ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1st revised thesis statement ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2nd revised thesis statement ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Embedding Quotes as Supporting Details in Your Body Paragraphs

First, you will have 2-4 body paragraphs that support your thesis statement (that prove your thesis statement is true). Each body paragraph will have a topic sentence. Supporting details in each paragraph will prove that the topic sentence is true. Each embedded quote in the body paragraphs will be one of those supporting details, helping to prove that your topic sentence is true.

You want to find at least 3 quotes from the story (stories) that help support your body paragraphs, and thus your thesis statement.

Body Paragraph #1: Topic (main idea) = ________________________________

Quote from the story that helps support the topic (that helps to prove the topic is true) = ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Author’s last name and page number if found in the book) (Author’s last name if you are writing about “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment.” )

Body Paragraph #2: Topic (main idea) = ________________________________

Quote from the story that helps support the topic (that helps to prove the topic is true) = ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Author’s last name and page number if found in the book) (Author’s last name if you are writing about “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment.” )

Body Paragraph #3: Topic (main idea) = ________________________________

Quote from the story that helps support the topic (that helps to prove the topic is true) = ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Author’s last name and page number if found in the book) (Author’s last name if you are writing about “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment.” )

Body Paragraph #4: Topic (main idea) = ________________________________

Quote from the story that helps support the topic (that helps to prove the topic is true) = ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Author’s last name and page number if found in the book) (Author’s last name if you are writing about “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment.” )

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