Hi Marcy, Welcome to last-minute prep. Actually, you've probably been there before, so you won't need a welcome. Anyway, one reading for literary analysis is Edward Corbett's early analysis of Swift's "A Modest Proposal." Some may see this 1966 work as a bit dated, but it's a classic. If you know it, great; if not, it sets out a lot of basics for traditional literary prose analysis. It was originally published in _Reflections on High School English_." Ed. Gary Tate (Tulsa: U of Tulsa) 1966. 106-124. It's been republished a lot. You might have _A Writing Teacher's Sourcebook._ Eds. E.P.J. Corbett and Gary Tate (New York: U of Oxford P) 1981. 333 - 352. Good luck. Henry ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry A. Hubert, Ph.D. Office of the Dean of Arts University College of the Cariboo | Phone: 250-828-5236 P.O. Box 3010 | FAX: 250-371-5510 Kamloops, B. C. | E-mail: [log in to unmask] V2C 5N3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------