Analysis of Text№ 5

The text ''Three Men in a Boat'' is written by a well-known English author Jerome K. Jerome who is famous for his are of story-telling and his vivid style. His novels''Three Men in aBoat'',''The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow'', ''Novel Notes''and''Three Men on the Bummel''have enjoyed great popularity. The author criticized the weak sides of human nature with sparkling humour and depicted characters' doings in laughter-provoking situations.The titleof the story is not difficult for comprehension. The text referres toa belles-lettres style and tosocial jenrebecause it describes the main characters' conduct at a given time and place. So, the action takes place in early June in Sonning and a little bit later near the river. The text is a shortnarrative story in prose.The text contains some elements ofdescription(nook Sonning and food). E.g.houses smothered in roses, a real country inn, a green square countryard, latticed windows, low quaint rooms, awkward stairs, winding passages; a half peck of peas, a cabbage, a couple of eggs, a tin of potted salmon. The author speaks in his own voice because he is the one of the three friends. The story is told in the first person. All events are described in emotional and humorous way. The action of the story isn't very slow. It is rather fast. The text ends on a very humorous note because it depictscomical human nature and unpracticability of so-called gentlemen. It isthe theme of the story which also coincides withtheidea.The author portrayes the main characters in funny and curious situations, especially when they were peeling potatoes and adding different ingredients to Irish stew.

The text under analysis consists of several parts. The first part is expositionwhere the main characters are represented. They are the author himself, his friends George, Harris and the dog Montmorency. Three friends roamed about Sonning and later decided to have a rest near the river. Incomplication they got settled there for the night and began cooking an Irish stew, using different ingredients for it. The process of cooking was very comical, ridiculous and funny. Inclimax the dog Montmorency strolled away with an earnest and thoughtful air and later appeared with a dead water-rat into his mouth. He wished to present it as his contribution to the dinner but three friends stood up for the precedent and didn't put the rat into the stew.The text also hasdenouenment where the main character's reflections about Irish stew are described.

Depending upon the manner in which the text is represented we can speak about the language of the story. It's informal colloquial and abounds in different colloquial words. E.g. good, slap-up supper, an undertaking, skittishly, to fish out, German sausage. The text has a descriptive and humorous character because all events are depicted very emotionally and vividly. From grammar point of view it is not complicated. The predominant tense is Past Simple one. It is possible to find out sequence of tenses. E.g.He said it would be a splendid opportunity to try a good, slap-up supper. He said he would show us what could be done up the river in the way of cooking. He said that it was the advantage of irish stew.One can also find Complex Subject. E.g.It seemed a fascinating idea. The job turned out to be the biggest thing of its kind that it had ever been in. In general almost all sentences of the text are complex but the language isn't difficult for comprehension.