How to analyse a short story
HOW TO ANALYSE A SHORT STORY 1. Title of story and collection, author's name, year of publication. 2. Crucial information about the author 3. Essential Plot 4. Main characters’ description 5. Climax/Turning Point 6. Setting (where, when) 7. Narrator/point of view 8. Themes/main ideas, main message 9. Narrative s tructure (background information, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution: does the story unfold in chronological order? Are there any flashbacks /flashforwards?...) and language (word choice, imagery, tone…) 10. Impact on the reader (would you recommend it? Why/why not?) and parallels with other texts.
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