1.

Genre
 Comedy
 Drama
 Non-fiction
 Realistic fiction
 Romance novel
 Satire
 Tragedy
 Tragicomedy

2. Setting and environment

- locations for characters in action

- scenery : lyrical / fantastic / symbolic

3. Social and cultural background

a. symbols;
b. realia;
c. conventions;
d. customs and traditions;
e. stereotypes and expectations;
f. values, beliefs and attitudes.

4. Theme. Gist and problem identification

What is the theme of the extract? Does the story address any universal problem
or experience, or does it teach a lesson?
Does it reflect any particular set of religious or political beliefs?

5. Author’s tone and intent

In what vein is the story told?

Is it calm and tranquil or is it charged with tension and emotions?
Is the extract neutral or opinionated and emotional, even pathetic?
Is the author positive (approving, sympathetic) about the subject matter or
negative (disapproving)?
Is his/her view biased?
What is the mood of the extract?
What aspects of the human condition are foregrounded, what are suppressed?

6. Composition and content organization.

  exposition
 knot
 complication
 climax
 denouement

7. Types of narration. Point of view.

8. Voice and focalization

Voice: heterodiegetic, homodiegetic, autodiegetic

Focalization: internal / external, fixed /variable / multiple

9. Characterisation

Static / dynamic
Flat / round
Non-psychological / psychological / trans-psychological
Closed / open

10.Language and imagery.

Diction (Word-choice), style

Figures of speech
Images