The approximate scheme of the structural-stylistic analysis

1. The story under discussion is written by… (2-3 sentences about the author).
2. The action takes place … (time, place).
3. The story is written in a (lyrical, philosophic, humorous, sarcastic etc. key. (Supporting
information).
4. According to the manner of presentation, it is the 1st/3rd person narration. / … the
mixture of narration and description / dialogue / monologue.
5. The main characters are…(2-4 sentences describing each main character)
6. The topic/theme…
7. The main/leading idea of the story as I see it / to my mind / in my opinion is
8. The story can be divided into several logical parts:
9. Сcompositional parts:
In the introduction we see...
The beginning of the action describes…
In the development of the action …
The culmination is the situation/moment when…
The resolution is…
10. Expressive means and stylistic devices… are/is used to…
11. I would / wouldn’t recommend this story…

The approximate scheme of the structural-stylistic analysis

1. The story under discussion is written by… (2-3 sentences about the author).
2. The action takes place … (time, place).
3. The story is written in a (lyrical, philosophic, humorous, sarcastic etc. key. (Supporting
information).
4. According to the manner of presentation, it is the 1st/3rd person narration. / … the
mixture of narration and description / dialogue / monologue.
5. The main characters are… (2-4 sentences describing each main character).
6. The story can be divided into several logical parts:
In the introduction we see...
The beginning of the action describes…
In the development of the action …
The culmination is the situation/moment when…
The resolution is…
7. The main idea of the story as I see it / to my mind / in my opinion is…
8. I would / wouldn’t recommend this story…
The approximate scheme of the discourse analysis

1. It is an example of written /oral discourse.

The piece of information under analysis is written /oral discourse.
Etc.

2. As I see it / I guess / I suppose it is…

- an extract from a …
- аn article
- an interview …
- A part of a TV programme.
- Etc.

3. It can be found / We can read it / It can be heard/watched …

- On an Internet site.
- In TV news.
- In an encyclopedia.
- in an newspaper
- in social networks
- etc.

4. The main idea / intention of the author / purpose of the narrator …

- as I understand it
- to my mind
- in my opinion
- As I see it … etc.
… - is to describe…
- To give an outline
- To tell us about
- To make us closer to
- To entertain … etc.

5. The target audience is / the participants are teenagers / elderly people / general public /
animals friendly people …
- Because there are a lot of modern terms describing gadgets.
- As the article deals with specific problems of retired people.
- Because the information is given in simple words and a clear way.

6. As for the structure / What about the structure, the article / presentation / interview / text
- can be divided into several parts
- is a monologue
- is a chain of questions and answers
- Has an introduction where …, the main part …, and a conclusion etc.

7. The text / article / extract / interview is full of specific vocabulary / words / set
expressions that make us …
 - understand the problem
- feel the situation
- get details / a clear picture of ….. Etc.

8. For example nouns: pollution, contamination, extinction, etc.

Verbs and verb phrases: become extinct, cut down, destroy, etc.
Adjectives: drastic, catastrophic, renewable, etc.

9. The Past Simple and The Present Simple Tenses are used to show the contrast between
the past and the present situation in / with / about ….
The Present Continuous is used to emphasize the idea that it / … is happening right
now / at the present time.
The Present Perfect is necessary to show the result of our
- Irresponsible usage of nature
- Careless attitude to our health
- Desperate desire to succeed … etc.
The Future Simple and future be going to are actively used …
- to picture the perspectives of …
- To show a possible solution … etc.

10. A lot of various linking elements such as: meanwhile, furthermore, whereas, etc.
successfully combine all the paragraphs into one logical whole.

11. …..

12. ……

13. ……

14. – In general / In conclusion I would say / To sum up I must admit that …

- the article make an interesting reading
- the text gives much food for thinking and discussions
- I feel I’ve got the message / the main idea of what can be done about …

15. I would recommend such articles / TV shows / stories to the people who ….