Text Analysis

Made by Hernández Esquivel Vania

Close reading sometimes feels like over-analyzing,

but don’t worry. Close reading is a process of finding
as much information as you can in order to form as
many questions as you can.

Read with a pencil in hand, Look for patterns in the

and annotate the text. things you've noticed
about the text

"Annotating" means
underlining or highlighting key Think about Think about how
words and phrases—anything the piece is written, for
that strikes you as surprising or example: the Rhythm,
significant, or that raises Lenguage, Tone, Imagery,
questions—as well as making Punctuation.
notes in the margins.

Examining the form

of a text
This can help you develop a starting
set of questions in your reading. A
little background research on form Word Choice, or Diction
and what different forms can mean Looking at the word choice of a text
makes it easier to figure out why and helps us “dig in” ever more deeply.
how the author’s choices are If you are reading something longer,
important. are there certain words that come
up again and again?
Mark the words that
stand out, and perhaps
write the questions you
have in the margins

Sample Analysis
After you make notes, formulate
questions, and set tentative
hypotheses, you must analyze the
subject of your close reading.
Literary analysis is another
process of reading (and writing!)
that allows you to make a claim
about the text.

SOURCES
The Writing Center. (s. f.). A Short Guide to Close Reading for Literary Analysis. University of

Wisconsin. Recuperado 10 de febrero de 2022, de

https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/closereading/#3

Kain, P. (1998). How to Do a Close Reading. Writing Center at Harvard University. Recuperado 10

de febrero de 2022, de https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-do-close-reading

Giglio, A. (2018, 12 marzo). English Lecturer. English Lecturer. Recuperado 10 de febrero de

2022, de http://www.english-lecturer.com/what-is-textual-analysis-or-close-reading/