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Literary Analysis

This guide will help you write your literary analysis assignment.

 

What is Plagiarism?

Simply put, plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of other people’s ideas or work. Plagiarism occurs when you:

  • Misrepresent someone else’s work as your own
  • Copy another person’s work from an article, journal or website
  • Copy sentences or paragraphs without citing the source
  • Quote material without proper use of quotation marks
  • Use specific facts without proper attribution
  • Use a specific argument or logic without crediting the source
  • Use art, graphs, illustrations, maps, statistics, and photographs without proper citation
  • Paraphrase or summarize information without proper acknowledgement

The above information was adapted from the SFU Library.

How to Avoid Plagiarism

To avoid plagiarism, cite all sources. This means you must credit your sources by using in-text citations and a bibliography.

Using Quotations in a Literary Analysis

The documents provided here will help you write your literary analysis paper. 

When to Cite or When Not to Cite

Citation Makers

Citation Styles

There are a number of different styles or formats for citations. The style you use depends upon the subject discipline you are working in. If you are uncertain about which style to use, ask your teacher.

APA Citation Style 6th Edition

RDP's guide to using the 6th edition of APA style.

MLA Citation Style 7th Edition

RDP's guide to using the 7th edition of APA style.

 

Sample Reference or Works Cited Pages

Purdue OWL: An MLA Overview