Tone Literary Analysis Paragraph Prompter

Directions: This prompter will help you write a Tone literary analysis paragraph. Fill in the fields below, then click on the

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Title

The poem “Ex-Basketball Player,” by John Updike, is about

The word that best describes the main character, Flick, is

because

For instance, (quote a line or give an example to support your idea)

This shows that Flick is

because

This also shows

Updike has a

attitude toward Flick because

For example, (quote a line or two that indicates Updike’s attitude)

This shows Updike’s

attitude because

This also shows

In writing about Flick, Updike is saying

about people like Flick in general. It is clear that he feels this way because (give an example from the poem)

This shows that Updike feels

because

This also shows

Overall, the message of Updike’s poem is