How to analyze a poem,speech, play, newspaper article, novel, short story, essay etc

2 LANGUAGE & STYLE
1. a) simple or complex?colloquial, slang - formal?
2. b) Form of address (person): first p. (to identifiy with reader); second p. (to speak directly to reader); third p. (to illustrate, give examples, narrate
3. c) rhyme & rhythm - to attract reader's attention and hold interest
4. d) Figures of speech
  1. 1 Repetition & anaphora 2 Exaggeration & hyperbole 3 metaphor & simile ('like') and symbolism4 antithesis (contrast) 5 personification 6 irony & satire 7 enumeration, climax & anticlimax 8 alliteration
5. e) Effect/aim of writer
  1. 1 to identify with reader 2 to persuade reader (argument) 3 make reader laugh (humour) 4 appeal to reader to take action 5 to ask for support 6 to make/stress/emphasize a point 7 to educate, inform or teach a lesson
3 COMMENT
1. b) political/social comment & examples
2. a) own views/ideas/thoughts on the theme
3. c) religious/moral comment & examples
4. related topical issues from the news
1 CONTEXT & CONTENT
1. a) What do you know about the poet/speaker/writer/journalist and background (intended readers)
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2. b) Summarize the text - in your OWN words

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