What is the main purpose of a thesis statement in a literary analysis essay? to briefly state the author’s purpose for writing the text you are analyzing

to establish the central idea of the literary analysis essay

to support the statement made in the preceding sentence

to introduce the topic of the literary analysis essay

to provide citations for textual evidence of the analysis

Read the first stanza of wallace stevens's 'the anecdote of the jar' below: i placed a jar in tennessee, and round it was, upon a hill. it made the slovenly wilderness surround that hill. which of these is the best paraphrase of the stanza? o a. when i placed a jar outside in tennessee, it seemed to dominate all of nature. o b. the round jar i put on a hill looked strange amidst the wildness of nature o c. i put a round jar on a hill in tennessee, and the jar made the wilderness surround it. o d. i placed a jar on a round, wilderness-covered hill in tennessee.