Fiction analysis
When and where a story takes place.
The setting
What in Danish and German is called a "Roman".
A novel
Words like "might, probably, could, seems, suggests, possibly, indicates…"
Tentative language
Words like "beautiful, heavy, blue, remote, elderly…"
Adjectives
When you look for additional information about your primary source, e.g. the novel you are analyzing, the websites, books, etc. are called…
Secondary sources
The "voice" who tells the story in prose (novel or short story).
The narrator
The groups of lines a poem is divided into.
A stanza
Words like "moreover, furthermore, however, on the other hand, for this reason, therefore…"
Linking words
Words like "slowly, proudly, very, heavily, sarcastically…"
Adverbs
When you steal someone else's words or ideas.
Plagiarism
What the A stands for in the STEAL model for indirect characterization.
Actions/how the character acts
The blocks of text which prose (e.g. a short story or an article) is divided into.
A paragraph
The tense we use in literary analyses. It is the one used here.
The present tense
The type of grammar problem here: "Susan are quiet. She don't talk. Peter and Howard is worried."
Subject-verb agreement
What you must always put after a quote or when you use an idea from a secondary source.
A reference
The "voice" who talks to you in a poem.
The speaker
The opposite of prose.
Poetry
A very common adverb that intensifies the adjective it describes (but should be avoided if you want a nuanced language).
Very
What you call verbs ending in -ing.
Present participles
Facts and observations from the text to back up your argument.
Evidence
The difference between "She was a good singer" and "The audience fell quiet and goosebumps appeared on their arms as her voice filled the room."
Telling vs. Showing (direct vs. indirect characterization)
What M stands for in the IMRaD structure.
Method
Another name for the words of a language, a text or a person. When we learn new words, we say that we expand our ……….
Vocabulary
The term for verbs in this form: a BROKEN vase, the ROBED teachers, he has FORGOTTEN it, it was GIVEN to him, they were SURROUNDED by enemies.
The past participle
The part of the PEE structure missing here: "She sings well (p. 23)."
The explanation