Appendix III. Some helpful phrases that will make your analysis sound sophisticated

SOME HELPFUL PHRASES THAT WILL MAKE YOUR ANALYSIS SOUND SOPHISTICATED

· The message that a literary work conveys is expressed both linguistically and extra linguistically

· Every event, every bit of dialogue, every figure of speech contributes to the general effect

· The analysis of the characters requires the analysis of the verbal means and the plot without which the characters cannot exist

· The vividness of the images depends on the choice of words

· To stir the reader’s imagination, to touch his heart and excite his mind…

· All the elements in the plot, its structure, its characters, every dialogue and detail are related to the inseparable whole, they form a harmony

· All the elements work together to accomplish the author’s intentions

· The choice of words the author resorts to conveys the atmosphere of….(e.g. melancholy)

· The words are heavy with connotation

· The language is metaphorical. The metaphor is sustained by the epithet

· The feeling that we get is reinforced by…

· The words are emotionally charged

· The epithet (or any other stylistic device) employed in the passage adds to the impression of…(e.g. cheerfulness)

· The story has a strong impact upon the reader

· The author resorts to reported speech to let the reader get an insight into his feelings

· The emphasis is on the inner state of the character

· The syntax of the sentences deserves attention

· The story touches upon many sides of human relationships

· A deliberate emphasis is made on the word which is italicized

· The author resorts to some graphical means

· The passage in question affords a good example of the author’s style

· The writer makes an ample use of rare words such as: …..that give a passage a solemn (or any other) ring

· The combination of these words produces a comical effect

· The passage abounds in …..

· The writer hardly ever obtrudes himself upon the reader

· A rhythmical effect is produced by the arrangement of attributes in pairs

· The passage is full of idiomatic constructions commonly used in everyday speech

· To share a character’s emotions…

· To arouse warmth, affection, compassion, delight, admiration, dislike, disgust, etc.

· The passage/extract/story reveals to us the extreme richness of the vocabulary so typical of the writer

· The inner speech of the hero is linked with the author’s comments

· To attach special significance to the tiniest details

· We perceive the story through the eyes of …

· The author sides with…

· Let me quote / Let me read out an example

· Let us come back to the beginning of the sentence

· To get a vivid notion…

· To depict a character…

· To judge the characters actions…

· The major image…

· Withering sarcasm…

· Grotesque exaggerating…

· A matter-of-fact tone…

· A flow of thoughts…

· Sober /sound / realistic evaluation…

· Manner and speech habits of the character…

· The power of the story…

· To hold the reader’s attention…

· To deal with problems of topical interest…

· The author endows the hero with the following traits…

· To represent a character convincingly…

· The character is merely sketched in…

· The speech of the characters…

· The story is written in the first person, it is a first-person narration

· The author’s power (gift) of observation…

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