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A 5-paragraph model for analyzing a piece of literature: theme or character in Cyrano Title Sets the stage for the essay Introduction Opening sentence Catchy start, background information Thesis statement Main idea about one or two literary elements and how they connect Evidence/citation/example Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited” Body Paragraph 1 Main idea 1 Clear topic sentence, links to thesis Evidence/citation/example Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited”” Body Paragraph 2 Main idea 1 Clear topic sentence, links to thesis Evidence/citation/example Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited” Body Paragraph 3 Main idea 1 Clear topic sentence, links to thesis Evidence/citation/example Supporting in-text citation/