1. write the title and author’s name of the poem you have chosen to analyze. explain why you have chosen this poem.
2. write the working thesis statement for your literary analysis. it may contain one sentence or two sentences. it should state the three literary elements that you plan to examine and the theme that the elements express.
3. what are some descriptive details you want to include? remember that descriptive details should appeal to the senses and enable the reader to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what you are describing. list 10 descriptive details.
4. write the sentence outline you have planned for your literary analysis. be sure to put a working title at the top. your outline should have at least five numbered points.