Text AO 1 Background / literary critic General Language and Style

An Occurrence at Owl Psychoanalytical theory Sensory language, foreshadowing, preternatural vivid imagery, symbolism, nonlinear plotline,
Creek Bridge blurring of reality and illusion, stream of consciousness, frame story technique, allusion,
flashback, specific rhetoric, psychological realism
The Melancholy Hussar Feminist theory, romanticism, Irony, third person narrative, foreshadowing, coincidence, irony, pastoral / historical setting
of the German Legion deconstructionism
The Lady Maid’s Bell Feminist theory, Imagery, symbolism, foreshadowing, gothic tropes, supernatural elements, first person
narration, contrasts
Gabriel – Ernest Gothic horror Zoomorphism, satire, homoerotic undertones, dramatic irony, ambiguity, supernatural
elements,
The Doll’s House Social Realism theory Symbolism, foreshadowing, diction and rhetoric, colloquial dialogue, impersonation,
metaphors
A Warning to the Curious Multiperspective theory, Dickensian style First person narration, gothic elements, frame narrative, supernatural elements, twist, paradox,
(gloomy backdrop) multiple perspectives / narration
Death in the Woods Feminist, social realism, romanticism Self-conscious narration, frame narrative, repetition, fragmentation of memory, symbolism
The Black Ball Social Realism Theory, critical race theory First person narrative, symbolism, diction, dialogue, imagery
Stability Marxism theory, psychoanalytical / Dystopian- futuristic setting, vivid imagery, symbolism, interruption, allegory, sensory language
psychological theory, post modern (sensory reaction), diction, specific jargon,
The Tower Gender theory, feminist, gothic horror Symbolism, imagery, gothic elements, foreshadowing, comparisons, frame narrative, irony,
third person narrative, plot twist, allegory
The Axe Marxist theory Mixed narrative voice / perspective – first and second person, satire, jargon, supernatural
elements, stream of consciousness
When it Happens Psychoanalytical theory, feminist theory, Third person perspective, diction, irony, imagery, frame narrative, stream of consciousness,
deconstructionism rising action, setting, diction, blurring of reality and illusion, plot twist, open-ended,
The Plantation Marxist theory Pastoral setting, foreshadowing, change of central character, allusion, symbolism,
personification, zoomorphism, sensory language, pathos
Haywards Heath romanticism Focalized third person narration, gradual revelations, flashbacks / nostalgia, dialogue,
symbolism, emotive language, irony, allusion / undertones, dialogue
The Paper Menagerie Biographical theory, feminist theory Epiphany, magic surrealism, symbolism, change of perspective, colloquial / emotive dialogue,
specific jargon, contrast, letter form, frame narrative, time shifts, non – linear plotline,
personification, bilingual dialogue
 Prose Literary Devices

*Specify- give adjective

Underline : basic and MUST be considered and included in all story analysis

Red font: sophisticated devices when used correctly will give more marks

Aim to include all of underline and 3-4 of red font

To add on to FOS, NOT to REPLACE

1. Dialogue* (adjectives: dramatic, formal, colloquial, 17. Cliff hanger

hyperbolic, emotive, realistic etc.) 18. Preternatural imagery
2. Linear or nonlinear structure, chronological / non 19. Epiphany
chronological 20. Backstory
3. First person / third person narrative, changing / multiple 21. Narrative hook
viewpoints. 22. Allusion
4. Single or multiple perspectives 23. Allegory
5. Foreshadowing 24. Parody / satire
6. Symbolism* 25. Plot twist
7. Imagery* 26. Pathos
8. Irony 27. Unreliable narrator
9. Sensory language (specify – visual, auditory, Olfactory, 28. Self-conscious narration
Tactile, Gustatory, Kinesthetic, organic) 29. Defamiliarization
10. Diction / rhetoric / jargon* 30. Surrealism
11. Frame narrative 31. Figures of Speech
12. Dramatic irony 32. Rising action
13. Supernatural elements 33. Emotive language*
14. Stream of consciousness* 34. Undertones / connotation*
15. Flashbacks or flashforwards 35. Catharsis*
16. Red Herring