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A short guide to writing about literature

by Sylvan Barnet

"Emphasizing writing as a process and incorporating current critical approaches to literature, the Canadian edition of Sylvan Barnet's classic text A Short Guide to Writing about Literature offers you step-by-step guidance for writing effective essays. This supplementary text, praised for its accessibility and practicality, includes coverage of fiction, poetry, drama, essays and film ; student essays in each of these genres; and a glossary of critical terms for quick reference"--Back cover.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?