Lit essay structure

[m@tty]

Should you name the text in the intro?

I've always been told that I should, but I don't see where it could fit in with straight analysis..

[samuch]

Should you name the text in the intro?

I've always been told that I should, but I don't see where it could fit in with straight analysis..

nah, i never have and my teacher has never told me off for it

[masonnnn]

Should you name the text in the intro?

I've always been told that I should, but I don't see where it could fit in with straight analysis..

nah, i never have and my teacher has never told me off for it

i did and i did get told off for it.
so yeah, do not name it(too much like a mainstream english essay), just get right on into the essay.

[macaire]

my teacher said  when u get the three passages, for your intro pick the one where the theme or idea consistent throughout the play is most prominent...
then when writing the analysis
then discuss each passage individually making sure you link them and if possible make points combining two or three passages together

[spaciiey]

If I'm writing about Hedda Gabler, and only ever mention the text in my pseudo-intro, ie "Ibsen's play, Hedda Gabler, focuses on the plight of Hedda, as she is trapped in a life she feels unable to escape from. Part of this stems from (insert situation/reason here) and this is particularly evident in passage (one/two/three) etc..."

But if I'm writing about Harwood's poetry, my other text, I don't really have an intro, just start to analyse, and I mention the title of the poems when I start to talk about them, just to make it really clear.

I really think that it's up to you, and do whatever works best.