1. Construct your literary analysis with PETFACE POINT EVIDENCE TECHNIQUE
Connectives – to begin your points
Immediately
Perhaps
Considering
Initially
Surely
Unusually
Arguably
Interestingly
Throughout
Clearly
Firstly
Curiously
Conceivably
Moreover
Before the
Verbs to embed evidence – instead of ‘shows’
Portrays
Indicates
Ascertains
Suggests
Signifies
Constructs
Alludes to
Represents
Establishes
Illustrates
Reveals
Epitomises
Implies
Demonstrates
Develops
Literary Techniques
Metaphor, simile
Personification
Pathetic fallacy
Alliteration & assonance
Repetition & anaphora
Hyperbole
Emotive language
Semantic fields
Construct your literary analysis with PETFACE
POINT
The writer presents...
EVIDENCE
As demonstrated in...
TECHNIQUE
An example of...
FIRST INTERPRETATION
Initially, the reader...
ALTERNATIVE
INTERPRETATION
However, further reading reveals...
CONTEXT
The contemporary audience might ...
EFFECT
ON AUDIENCE
The reader develops a sense of...
Language Techniques
Noun incl proper, abstract
Verb incl imperative, modal
Personal Pronouns
Tone/ mood/ bias
Tense & person
Sentence type & length
Effect on audience
Evoke sympathy
Support argument
Share frustration
Empathise with
Gain understanding
Recognise intellect
Enjoy the humour
Contextual terms
The contemporary audience
This exemplifies the genre
This links with the major theme
The writer’s views are clear
Interpreting author’s intentions – there is normally more than one
To inform
To persuade
To evoke
To establish
To challenge
To explain
To advise
To justify
To clarify
To convince
To describe
To entertain
To endorse
To analyse
To reason
To argue
To reinforce
To undermine
To question
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