Literary analysis & interpretation

Question 1

Interpretation structure

Answer 1

• introduction
• content
• form & structure
• language & literary techniques
• themes
• clear moral / lesson
• personal response

USE QUOTATIONS

Question 2

analysis structure

Answer 2

intro: writer, publishing date, text-type, topics, 1-2 summary sentences
main points: write short summary text, analyze elements, formulate hypothesis
conclusion: results

Question 3

important for analysis & interpretation (need to & focus on)

Answer 3

NEED: 
work on all bullet points
structure paragraphs
present tense
correctly refer to source text
form hypothesis
clearly mark indirect & direct quotes
formal

FOCUS ON:

• content: characters, plot, atmosphere
• structure
• layout
• use of specific words: nouns, verbs, adjectives; why?
• writer’s style: objective, subjective, neutral, emotional etc.
• jargon: every-day language, informal formal?
• sentence structures: statements, questions, imperatives? Simple/complex? Active/passive?
• rhetorical devices