Dear sophomores!
Here is useful information about the Interpretation
of a Text
1. Speak of
the author in brief.
- the facts
of his/her biography relevant for his/her creative activities
- the epoch
(social and historical background)
- the
literary trend he/she belongs to
- the main
literary pieces (works)
2. Give a
summary of the extract (story) under consideration (the gist, the content of
the story in a nutshell).
3. State
the problem raised (tackled) by the author.
4.
Formulate the main idea conveyed by the author (the main line of the thought,
the author's message).
5. Give a
general definition of the text under study.
- a 3rd
person narrative
- a 1st
person narrative
- narration
interlaced with descriptive passages and dialogues of the personages
- narration
broken by digressions (philosophical, psychological, lyrical, etc.)
- an
account of events interwoven with a humorous (ironical, satirical) portrayal of
society, or the personage, etc.
