Writing Superior Upper-Level College Literary Analysis Paper
November 26, 2013 7:24 PM Subscribe
About two years ago, I asked what it took to become a A+ student in English Literature program and received many insightful feedbacks. My new question is how to construct the perfect, and/or ground-breaking essay. (English Majors and Profs are highly wanted!)
My mind keeps wandering from writing as I fail to see the purpose of literary analysis other than getting evaluated on close-reading skills, answer the essay questions and restate what was uttered in lecture. So shine some light upon me, please.
What are your tricks to explain a very complex idea?
What did you do to get better at writing nearly tedious/repetitive/robotic close-reading analysis?
What innovate essay structures have you used that led to positive reactions?
Who do you picture as your audience?
How to avoid boring your readers to tears when you, the writer, is already bored?
How often did you get A+? Is that a myth?
What are the major differences between a first-year, second-year third-year, seminar, post-grad essays?
Why do published literary journals look fundamentally different from the formulaic essays we were taught to write?
Why are essays so verbose?
What are the keys to appeal to the elite audience?
Where were your major roadblocks?
What are your favourite parts of writing a literary essay? And least favourite?
If you are currently teaching literature at College, University and/or advising students, what type of essays would you like to read more? What kind of essays would make you want to strangle someone?
Have you incorporated any creative writing techniques, if so, what? And what feedbacks have you received?
How prolific were you? What turned you into a writing-machine?
Bonus question, just out of curiosity, how often do you day-dream in class? If you did, what did you day-dream about?
P.S.: Yes, I am bored. Excuse the linguistic missteps.
My mind keeps wandering from writing as I fail to see the purpose of literary analysis other than getting evaluated on close-reading skills, answer the essay questions and restate what was uttered in lecture. So shine some light upon me, please.
What are your tricks to explain a very complex idea?
What did you do to get better at writing nearly tedious/repetitive/robotic close-reading analysis?
What innovate essay structures have you used that led to positive reactions?
Who do you picture as your audience?
How to avoid boring your readers to tears when you, the writer, is already bored?
How often did you get A+? Is that a myth?
What are the major differences between a first-year, second-year third-year, seminar, post-grad essays?
Why do published literary journals look fundamentally different from the formulaic essays we were taught to write?
Why are essays so verbose?
What are the keys to appeal to the elite audience?
Where were your major roadblocks?
What are your favourite parts of writing a literary essay? And least favourite?
If you are currently teaching literature at College, University and/or advising students, what type of essays would you like to read more? What kind of essays would make you want to strangle someone?
Have you incorporated any creative writing techniques, if so, what? And what feedbacks have you received?
How prolific were you? What turned you into a writing-machine?
Bonus question, just out of curiosity, how often do you day-dream in class? If you did, what did you day-dream about?
P.S.: Yes, I am bored. Excuse the linguistic missteps.
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You need not answer all the questions. Ambition surely is appreciated. You can also recommend books.
posted by easilyconfused at 7:29 PM on November 26, 2013