Analyzing a text on your own can be very intimidating, but it gets easier once you know how to do it. Before analyzing any text, you’ll need to thoroughly study it. Then, tailor your analysis to fit either fiction or nonfiction. Finally, you can write an analysis passage, if necessary.

Reading is not only about reading a text with accuracy and comprehension; readers also need to think analytically about the text. To analyze a text, readers look at the characteristics of a text (how a writer organized and crafted the text). Early readers can analyze texts by noticing how a writer or illustrator created a silly character.