Adjusted hooks based on prompt and purpose. Creating the hook in an essay is often a difficult skill for writers to master. This is because there is no "one size fits all" on how to create a hook for a subject. Literary analysis and close reading are two words that have, for all practical purposes, the same meaning. The major difference is that while close reading techniques can be used on any form of writing, literary analysis is more specific to the literary field. This led to a lively class discussion and several strong essays,