Choose a passage (about 2-4 paragraphs) anywhere from the beginning of the book Ragged Dick through chapter XIV (i.e. pages 1-99); the Central Park passage from the link above is off-limits as is any passage that you already discussed in last week’s video response. Provide your chosen passage before beginning with your explication (I suggest locating it in the e-text version of the novel, then copy and pasting it right into the comment box). Explicate your passage! Write the equivalent of 1-2 double-spaced pages that really get down to the meat of your chosen passage. Use the info and resources above to help you tear that baby apart. Really go for it. (NOTE: You are not writing an entire explication essay here so you won’t have an introduction, body, and conclusion like you will in the formal explication essay coming later. What I do want to see is that you answer each of the 3 questions that a good explication addresses–see above).

Date Posted: 24/01/2018

Category: English
Due Date: 25/01/2018

Instruction

A good explication will answer the following questions: 1. What is happening here? Name the work and the author; identify the speaker and/or characters involved; briefly explain the context of the passage (where it occurs in the work, and any important incidents associated with it) and the claim that you will make about them. 2. How, specifically, is it being represented? Assert an argument about how the passage illustrates the novel’s attitude toward or stance on a specific issue. Support this argument by pointing to literary characteristics (sentence structure, figurative language, imagery, tone, plot, word choice) that explain the meanings of the passage and/or the work as a whole. Be specific. Refer to (and quote) specific words and phrases. 3. What significance do those representational choices have for the work/passage in question? Support your argument by explaining how the passage is significant in relation to the whole work. A good explication will NOT Merely summarize or paraphrase the passage. Cover everything or list all that you’ve found—you will usually have to focus on a few significant details in order to write in paragraph form. Focus on the specifics that support your argument. Have a point. To give you an idea of what an explication looks like, check out this example of an explication of a passage from chapter X of Ragged Dick (pages 66-67; beginning of chapter X) HERE. Note, though, that this explication doesn’t really answer the “what is going on here?” question. HELPFUL RESOURCES (CLICK SITE TITLES FOR LINKS) What Is an Explication? You’ll find a lot of what I discuss above came from this website. It also discusses “steps to a successful explication” and has another sample explication for you to review–this one of a short passage from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlett Letter. It provides two responses, both with an instructor critique. How to Write an Explication Essay Provides a breakdown of literary analysis terms you might look at in an explication–some, like rhythm and beat, apply more to poetry than fiction and may not be as helpful but are still worth considering.

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