By analyzing a short story or novel, you gain a better understanding of the story. You also acquire a better appreciation of fiction and literature. And, you can learn how the writer used the elements of fiction and various literary techniques, such as simile, metaphor, and imagery to create a memorable story. Analyzing fiction will also help you learn how to write your own stories.Here is how to analyze a work of fiction:Plot. Setting. It refers to the time, place, and social and historical context.Characters. It refers to the protagonist, villain, and secondary characters in the story.Theme. It refers to the main idea of the story. Sensory images are word pictures that appeal to one or more of the senses, such as sight, taste, smell, touch, and hearing.What Symbolism. The author uses a symbol to mean something other than its literal meaning.Style and Tone. Style refers to the writer’s choice of language and the sentence types and structures. The tone refers to writer’s attitude toward the subject and readers. Figurative Language. The writer uses language to mean something other than its literal meaning, in order to produce a special effect or new meaning. Popular types of figurative language are simile, metaphor, and personification.
1. Love knows no boundaries.
2. There will be internal and external conflict between the two families.
