diff --git a/language/analysis/README.md b/language/analysis/README.md
index fd00b27c000..9adecbf26ab 100644
--- a/language/analysis/README.md
+++ b/language/analysis/README.md
@@ -32,24 +32,56 @@ mvn clean compile assembly:single
 We can then run the assembled JAR file with the `java` command. The variable $COMMAND takes
 three values `entities`, `sentiment`, or `syntax`.
 
+Basic usage:
+
 ```
-MAIN_CLASS=com.google.cloud.language.samples.Analyze
-JAR_FILE=target/language-entities-1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar
-java -cp $JAR_FILE $MAIN_CLASS <sentiment|entities|syntax> <text|path>
+#######################################
+# Performs a language operation on the given text or GCS object.
+# Globals:
+#   None
+# Arguments:
+#   $1 The operation to perform, either entities, sentiment, or syntax.
+#   $2 The text or GCS object to operate on.
+# Returns:
+#   None
+#######################################
+function run_nl() {
+  local main_class=com.google.cloud.language.samples.Analyze
+  local jar_file=target/language-entities-1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+  java -cp ${jar_file} ${main_class} $1 "$2"
+}
+run_nl entities "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
+run_nl sentiment "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
+run_nl syntax "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
 ```
 
-Example usage:
-
+Additional examples:
 ```
-QUOTE="Larry Page, Google's co-founder, once described the 'perfect search
-    engine' as something that 'understands exactly what you mean and gives you
-    back exactly what you want.' Since he spoke those words Google has grown to
-    offer products beyond search, but the spirit of what he said remains."
-
-java -cp $JAR_FILE $MAIN_CLASS entities "$QUOTE"
-java -cp $JAR_FILE $MAIN_CLASS entities "gs://bucket/file.txt"
-java -cp $JAR_FILE $MAIN_CLASS sentiment "$QUOTE"
-java -cp $JAR_FILE $MAIN_CLASS sentiment "gs://bucket/file.txt"
-java -cp $JAR_FILE $MAIN_CLASS syntax "$QUOTE"
-java -cp $JAR_FILE $MAIN_CLASS syntax "gs://bucket/file.txt"
+#######################################
+# Exercises the sample code on various example text and GCS objects.
+# Globals:
+#   None
+# Arguments:
+#   None
+# Returns:
+#   None
+#######################################
+function run_nl_all() {
+  local main_class=com.google.cloud.language.samples.Analyze
+  local jar_file=target/language-entities-1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+  local quote="Larry Page, Google's co-founder, once described the 'perfect search
+      engine' as something that 'understands exactly what you mean and gives you
+      back exactly what you want.' Since he spoke those words Google has grown to
+      offer products beyond search, but the spirit of what he said remains."
+  local gs_path="gs://bucket/file"
+
+  java -cp ${jar_file} ${main_class} entities "${quote}"
+  java -cp ${jar_file} ${main_class} entities "${gs_path}"
+  java -cp ${jar_file} ${main_class} sentiment "${quote}"
+  java -cp ${jar_file} ${main_class} sentiment "${gs_path}"
+  java -cp ${jar_file} ${main_class} syntax "${quote}"
+  java -cp ${jar_file} ${main_class} syntax "${gs_path}"
+}
+
+run_nl_all
 ```