Fiction Analysis Worksheet
Title: __________________________________________________________________
Reflect on the possible meaning(s) of the title: _________________________________
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Author: ________________________________________________________________ Genre: _________________________________________________________________
Setting (both time and place): ______________________________________________
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Historical/social context: ___________________________________________________
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Narration/point of view? ___________________________________________________
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Author’s purpose: ________________________________________________________
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Main idea: ______________________________________________________________
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Theme: ________________________________________________________________
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Tone: __________________________________________________________________
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Major Characters:
- Protagonist(s): _____________________________________________________
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- Antagonist(s): _____________________________________________________
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- Static characters: ___________________________________________________
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- Dynamic characters: ________________________________________________
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Literary devices:
- Symbolism: ________________________________________________________
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- Foreshadowing: ____________________________________________________
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- Suspense: _________________________________________________________
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- Flashback: ________________________________________________________
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- Imagery: _________________________________________________________
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- Irony: ____________________________________________________________
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- Humor/satire: ______________________________________________________
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- Allusion: __________________________________________________________
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- Personification: ____________________________________________________
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- Metaphor: ________________________________________________________
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- Simile: ___________________________________________________________
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- Other literary devices: _______________________________________________
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Conflict (internal and/or external): ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plot:
- Exposition: ________________________________________________________
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- Rising action: ______________________________________________________
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- Climax: ___________________________________________________________
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- Falling action: ______________________________________________________
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- Resolution: ________________________________________________________
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Notes: _________________________________________________________________
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