Useful Phrases for Text Analysis and Literary Appreciation

Useful phrases for text analysis and literary appreciation Begin with these simple expressions: the writer/ poet/ novelist/etc ... novelist/etc ... : - is aiming at (sth or verb+ing form) - wants to achieve the purpose of - wants to produce the effect that … - wants to contrast sth with sth else - arouses the reader's emotions (feelings/ interest) - evokes the attitude of … - focuses the reader' s attention on … - epects the reader to (infinitive) - wants to produce the effect that - appeals to the reader's senses/ feelings/ emotions/ reason a word/ a phrase/ …. - is a clue to the message of the poem - is a clue to the poet's intention - is a means to gain strength and freshness of epression - is a device to underline ( emphasi!e/ stress) sth the idea/ topic/ subject is subject is - presented - introduced - epressed - developed - restated - illustrated - summed up - summari!ed the title - suggests/ indicates the poem/ stor"/ etract - achieves coherence b" - establishes unit" b" - brings about the effect - is divided into the rhythm - adds to the musical #ualit" of the poem - makes the lines run more #uickl"/ slowl" - affects the poem as a whole - is based on

Here you will nd more phrases and words which help you for a better examination.

THE TEXT

2. This text can be classifed as ... deals with | 3. The text | treats | concerns itsel with presents

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4. The title already

an extremely topical subject.

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| | indicates | gives a clue as to |

. The aim o the text is as ollows! ". This events in the text |

are actually true. reer to the real world. are invented.

| | #. The author see$s to judge the text

the subject.

objectively subjectively

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%. The author

gives his own opinion on ... ta$es sides with ...&sides with concerning ... regarding ... as to ...

| remains neutral | | | | | '. The text contains a subjective element. |   evaluation. | comment. | (). The author | see$s to | convince the reader. wants to ma$e a point. | | establish a viewpoint. | | ((. The story | is constructed around a single theme. is confned to one setting. | involves only a ew characters. | is restricted to one central aspect. | (2. to stress&point out&lay emphasis on&emphasi*e (3. to illustrate with examples (4. to give reasons |

| (. + closer examination  

| return to | | ta$e up | (#. to | analyse a text examine |

| reveals | | shows |

(". to

(%. to

| pinpoint | study | | centre on | |

or against that ...

another subject

| rom several | | |

standpoints angles

di,erent aspects o the text

CHARACTER

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| reveal | | uncover | | disclose | 2. to depict the | main | prominent | |

 3. The narrator describes the dominant

4. -urring the course o the

individual eatures o a character

eatures o a person

| characteristics | eatures | | traits | |

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o a character.

the character undergoes a development&change.

. The character remains essentially unchanged. ". The character changes his attitude. #. to us | | telling |   | employ | showing |

as a mode o characteri*ation

%. The narrator presents his characters '. The narrator | gives | a rough | presents |

s$etch o s.o.s character. | | | description | (). to give a description o s.o. | aithul | | realistic characteri*ation | | | detailed | | ((. to convey a vivid portrayal o ... | | impressive | | (2. to | describe | a character realistically | picture | (3. to | portray s.o. with attention to detail | | characteri*e | (4. The description | presents | many details. | includes | | contains | (. to | give an impression | supply | | convey | | (". to point out the characteristics o s.o. (#. to characteri*e a person as (%. to | present | | provide |

a portrait o a person

('. to caricature a person 2). to present a stereotyped person 2(. to give a detailed analysis o s.o. 22. The narrator is particularly interested in the psychology o a character 23. /n this description the narrator intends to convey the impression that. 24. The narrator gives some typical details. | | | provides | | presents | 2. +n essential component o his character is ... !"#$T "% &#E'

(. The narrator

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views ... rom a distance. stands bac$ rom the action and observers. remains outside the plot0 merely observing

2. 1is lac$ o involvement permits the narrator to maintain an analytical stance.

3. The narrator describes the action and characters objectively. 4. the story is narrated in the third person0 and the narrator never suraces. . There is no intererence by the narrator throughout the next. ". The narrator | is not involved explicitly. is a thinlys$etched characters on the edge o the story. | #. The narrator

%. The narrator

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intervenes in | pronounces judgement on | ta$es part in | | is involved in | | is one o  | | | cannot escape rom |

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the text.

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'. The narrator is a central character in the story. (). The story is told rom the narrators angle. ((. The act that he is involved results in the narration being biased and slanted . (2. +s the narrator participates in the plot his views are committed here! limited5. (3. 1e describes the event rom the point o view o ... (4.The narrators attitude towards his&her material is ... (. The events are viewed rom a subjective angle&perspective. (". The description is | restricted | to ... | limited |

('. The narrator

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(#. The narrators relation to the text is confned to ... (%. 1is views are as subjective as those o the others. intends | to | in6uence | the reader. wants | manipulate | | see$s |

2). The narrators introductory remar$s also

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include deal with reer to

2(. The points o view in the text shit rom character to character. 22. The intention o this narrative approach is ...

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