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…