Question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a literary analysis? A. It has a conclusion or evaluation that sums up the writer’s response to the work. B. It has an informal style and is generally not shared with others. C. It offers an opinion of a work’s literary importance. D. It contains personal and literary allusions, quotations, and other examples that support the writer’s opinions.

Answer 1

The answer is B.
A literary analysis, or analysis of a literary work, concludes something about the literary work. It is based on the writer's opinion of that work, and is often backed up with quotations to support that opinion.