You will want to set up some kind of brainstorming tool to help you once you have pulled out the quotes and start to analyze them. A table can be very helpful. Here is how you might set up your brainstorming for one of the lines taken from "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, which was used as an example under "First Steps."
| Literary Element | Analysis Notes |
|---|---|
|
Figurative Language: Simile - like a raisin in the sun |
raisin dried up grape - dream maybe dried up, too dream could have been exposed to light and not realistic anymore so shriveled up raisin still sweet, though - so dream might still be sweet in the memory or sweet because a memory |
You will be able to turn your analysis notes into part of a body paragraph.