Setting
the time and location where a story takes place.
Characterization
a process of representing different aspects of a character and personality of someone in a novel or story
Plot
The process of resolutions in a novel
Point of View
the vantage in which the author wrote the story
Theme
Central, underlying, and controlling idea of a literary work
Tone
the speaker or author’s attitude towards the subject
Diction
The use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Imagery
Visually, descriptive, or figurative language
Detail
An individual feature, fact, or idea
Language
The ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences in a language.
Feminism
The advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
Marxism
a method of socioeconomic analysis, that analyses class relations and social conflict using a materialist interpretation of historical development.
Reader Response
Focuses on the reader and their experience to the work
Psychoanalytical
method, concept, or form, that is influenced by the tradition of Psychoanalysis.
Biographical
examines the authors biography to show the relationship with the author and their work
Historical
Uses historical events to analyze a novel
Allegorical
Looking at the text as a metaphor to something else
