During the next several lessons you will write a literary analysis essay of 500–750 words about a literary element in The Alchemist. To begin, save this document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e. g., NG_ELA9-10_W_11_GA_Alice_Jones. docx). You will write your essay in this document, and will submit this document to your teacher for grading.
Refer to the Write a Literary Analysis Essay Assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment.
Check with your teacher regarding the date you need to submit the assignment. Your teacher will score your assignment using the Literary Analysis Grading Rubric. Look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored.

Read the excerpt. … in lower burma, i was hated by large numbers of people. … i was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-european feeling was very bitter. … as a police officer i was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … i had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … i was all for the burmese and all against their oppressors, the british. what is the situational irony in the excerpt from “shooting an elephant” by george orwell? the narrator is a british police officer and part of the system he dislikes. the narrator is himself a well-liked member of the burmese government. the narrator has recently become a burmese citizen. the narrator has decided to leave the british empire.

Aclear technical document includes which element? a. complex sentence structure b. section headings c. abstract technical vocabulary d. long paragraphs

Which type of poetry often begins by announcing the subject and asking a muse for ? a. epic poetry b. dramatic poetry c. sunnets d. ballads