Quote Analysis

An author can describe important evens in a story by telling you about them: “Fair Gwen grabs Freak and puts him in the wagon and I swear she almost runs home, like if she doesn't get away quick something really bad is going to happen.”

Sometimes, though, things characters say are just as important, telling us what the speaker is like, and often telling us what has happened or what to expect.

You can explain what a quote means in four parts, called a "quote analysis."

1. Write the quote.
2. Explain who said the quote and to whom they were talking.
3. Paraphrase the quote. That is, put it in different words, that you understand, that mean the same thing.
4. The thinking part: Explain what this quote says about either the character, or the plot of the story, that you might not have known without it.
   What kind of person would say these things?
   Why would they say that?
   What might they know, or be thinking about?
   What important things are they talking about that effect the story?

Quote Analysis

An author can describe important evens in a story by telling you about them: “Fair Gwen grabs Freak and puts him in the wagon and I swear she almost runs home, like if she doesn't get away quick something really bad is going to happen.”

Sometimes, though, things characters say are just as important, telling us what the speaker is like, and often telling us what has happened or what to expect.

You can explain what a quote means in four parts, called a "quote analysis."

1. Write the quote.
2. Explain who said the quote and to whom they were talking.
3. Paraphrase the quote. That is, put it in different words, that you understand, that mean the same thing.
4. The thinking part: Explain what this quote says about either the character, or the plot of the story, that you might not have known without it.
   What kind of person would say these things?
   Why would they say that?
   What might they know, or be thinking about?
   What important things are they talking about that effect the story?