How to Write a Literary Analysis Introduction

Provides background of works being discussed

Prepares reader for your thesis statement

Answers the question, "why are you writing this paper?"

Author(s)

Title of work

Genre of work

Year of work

Explanation of theme(s) being discussed

Hook

Background

Thesis

 A meaningful quotation (from the book you are analyzing)

 A universal idea (related to the theme you're discussing)

A rich, vivid description of the setting

A startling or interesting fact (in this case, maybe about the author(s)

This is the bulk of your intro

Here you include all the necessary info we covered earlier

Again, you're telling your reader everything they need to know for their argument

Address the work's theme

Address how the author establishes this theme (in this case, we're showing how both authors establish theme through characterization)

be found at the very end of your introduction paragraph