WORKING WITH A LITERARY TEXT AND ANALYZING IT IN LITERATURE LESSONS

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Abstract. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the main stages and methods of working with literary texts in school literature lessons, as well as their importance in shaping students’ personalities. During the analysis of a literary text, various approaches to mastering the content, developing students’ creative abilities, and fostering independent critical thinking are proposed. The structural elements of a literary work – plot, composition, portrait, character, inner monologue, dialogue, landscape description, authorial digression, and artistic detail – are taken as key objects of analysis. The article also highlights the specific features of teaching folk and literary tales, including methods of retelling, dividing texts into episodes, and organizing questions for literary analysis.