UIL Literary Criticism

Welcome to Seguin's UIL Literary Criticism Webpage!

The UIL Literary Criticism Contest is a 90-minute test in which the student's familiarity with the concepts associated with literary analysis, authors, and works that represent English-language literary history, as well as some of its classical and international influences, is assessed.

Three sections constitute the scored part of the test; a required tie-breaking essay that invites the student to exercise his or her skill in literary analysis completes the test.

The 4 parts of the test are as followed:

  1. Part 1: Knowledge of Literary Terms and Literary History (30 one-point items)
  2. Part 2: The UIL Reading List - differs year to year (20 two-point items)
  3. Part 3: Ability in Literary Criticism (15 two-point items)
  4. Part 4:The Tie-Breaking Essay

The 2011-2012 official reading list can be found here

This is what the test looks like

Please contact Ms. Berry for more information!