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Colorado Christian University Everyday Use by Alice Walker Literacy analysis
As you are writing your literary analysis for this course, or even on a broader scale when you do any kind
of analysis of a work of fiction (this could include movies), there are some key terms you should keep in
mind to help you as you read, watch, or listen to stories.
Characterization:
How a writer shows what a character is like. The way a character acts, speaks, thinks, and looks
characterizes that person.
Conflict:
A fight or a difference of opinion between characters.
Dialogue:
The words that a character says; the speech between characters.
Main Character:
The person the story is mostly about.
Mood:
The feeling that the writer creates. For example, the mood of a story might be sad or happy.
Plot:
The outline, or order, of events in a story.
Purpose:
The reason the author wrote the story. For example, the author’s purpose might be to amuse the reader.
Setting:
Where and when the story takes place; the time and place of the action in a story.
Style:
The special way that a writer uses language. How a writer arranges words and sentences helps to create
that writer’s style.
Theme:
The main idea of the story
