What is a literary critical analysis?
A literary critical analysis explains a work of fiction, poetry or drama by means of interpretations. The goal of a literary analysis (as with any other analysis) is to broaden and deepen your understanding of a work of literature. What is an interpretation? An interpretation is an individual response that addresses meaningin literature, how meaning is conveyed through literary elements and what their significance is to the text overall. Example: The mother in Jamaica Kinkaid’s story Girl cannot speak directly of her love for her daughter, so Kinkaid uses details about a womans everyday life to convey her pride and anxiety about her daughter. How do you develop an interpretation? Interpretations are developed by an in-depth examination of a text. An interpretation often will be the thesis of your paper. How do you conduct an “in-depth” examination of a text? 1. Before reading the work, make sure to examine the title carefully. Often the title is a clue to an important idea in the work.
