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In English as Foreign Language (EFL) classroom context, it is compulsory for the students to make reflections of literary works. Through the reflection, the students are able to acknowledge what they have learned and interpreted of the literary works they are assigned to. Through reflection the teacher is able to examine the students progress in comprehending the literary works, monitor if the students are able to interpret the authors intention, and anticipate when the students happen to misunderstand the stories of the literary works. The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of using Gibbs reflective cycle for the students in writing their reflections. The qualitative study employed a document analysis upon the students reflection artefacts. The students reflections are responses to a literary work, entitled Two Kinds written by Amy Tan. The findings of the study revealed that Gibbs reflective cycle is effective to be used by the students in writing reflections upon literary works they are working on. The well structured framework of writing reflection helped the students explore the literary work deeply, not merely from the surface, since the reflective cycle accommodates important aspects that can be explored from the literary work by the students