Reword your thesis statement in a fresh way for your conclusion. Use different words and phrases to reinforce the validity and acceptability of your ideas. Find a thesaurus to help with rewording.
Restate your thesis statement in a compelling light early in your conclusion to stress your paper's point of view. This reaffirms the most important focus of your literary essay.
Stay away from tired phrases like: "my conclusion proves," "my conclusion states," "in conclusion," "in essence," "in summary," "to sum up," "to conclude" and "thus/so you can see."
Avoid beginning your conclusion by summing up your essay too much. Readers remember major points, and you just need to repeat the main ideas memorably and quickly.
Look at your introduction again to discover your way of drawing in the reader's attention. Use a connection to link with your audience in your conclusion. If you start your literary essay mentioning a particular character, setting, theme, author writing style or famous person -- even a quote -- begin your conclusion by bringing up the same topic or quote again.
Offer a dynamic impression of the most important perspective of your essay that satisfies the reader. Remind the reader of the essay's strengths through your conclusion. Do not use a lengthy summary or bring up new points.
Address your audience by suggesting a question or call for action as another way to form your literary essay's conclusion. By doing so, you challenge the reader to contemplate the paper's content.
Tie up any loose ends in your conclusion to help draw the whole literary essay together as a unified composition.
Write the last persuasive statement effectively to convince the reader of your argument. This final sentence answers your thesis statement, and doesn't let the reader introduce anymore critical thinking suggestions. Present a sense of closure, but leave your conclusion open to the possibilities of your topic and its implications.