Talking About Stories. Theoretical Preliminaries. The Plan for Rendering the Story. Some Helpful Questions for Further Text Analysis, страница 7

the story made a favourable/ unfavourable impression on me because ...

the story’s major/ minor themes are ...

this can be exemplified by/ this idea may be supported by the following ...

to bear on/ to relate to ...

to disclose the main idea of the story completely

to draw inferences from something

to manifest itself

to understand the undercurrent of thought

4. PLOT

the absence of exposition stimulates the reader to...

the author confines himself to obligatory plot components only

the author deliberately deviates from the traditional model of plot structure...

the author depicts this type of conflict by focusing on .../ the conflict is rendered through/ by means of...

the author gains by leaving out the denouement

the author gives a hint as to the further development of the action through ...

the author keeps the reader guessing/ exploits the reader's expectations

the author leaves out the denouement/ exposition ... to achieve

the author makes skilful use of retardation as an effective sequencing technique to ...

the author makes the plot more complex by ...

the author resorts to foreshadowing with a view to/ with the intention of/ to achieve ... effect ...

the author uses ... sequencing techniques to ...

the character seeks a solution/ resolves a problem

the character struggles internally

the climax is the resolution of the conflict/ the conflict is resolved in the climax

the complications/ events are arranged in a (non)chronological order

the complications are exhilarating/ stirring/ electrifying/ moving/ breathtaking/ exciting

the complications consist of/ are formed by feelings/ thoughts/ actions

the conflict at the core of the story is ...

the conflict in the story may be interpreted as the opposition of ...

the conflict is localized in the inner world of the character/ occurs within the character’s own mind

the conflict is physical/ ethical/ emotional/ internal/ external/ social

the crucial events in the story

the ending comes out as a complete surprise

the ending is predictable/ troubling/ thought-provoking/ optimistic/ pessimistic, etc.

the ending takes the form of ...

the events are logically related to the theme of the story

the events of the complications contribute thematically/ artistically ...

the exposition contains/ gives/ offers a detailed description of ...

the main function of the exposition is to .../ the exposition introduces ...

the moment of “no return” is when ...

the narrative is interrupted by digressions/ with numerous flashbacks to the past

the “open ending” allows of a variety of explanations

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the opening/ closing sentence (paragraph) of the story ...

the peak of intensity/ the culmination point is when ...

the plot/ story is based on ... conflict

the plot comprises a variety of events

the plot moves toward the moment of decision

the plot of the story is complex/ complicated/ simple/ intricate/ intriguing/ credible/ impressive/ stimulating/ rousing, etc.

the plot unfolds as the characters deal with conflict/ the conflict develops from episode to episode

the reader is made/ stimulated/ prompted/ encouraged/ inspired/ invited to ...

the rearrangement of the plot structure influences the total response of the reader

the scenes of ... are inserted as flashbacks/ the flashbacks are scattered throughout the narrative

the sequencing of events in the narrative is chronological

the ... starts the events of the story moving

the story (plot) is mainly focused on physical events/ psychological movement/ development of ...

the story contains all the components of plot structure/ the plot is structured conventionally

the story describes a conflict between an individual and society

the story is characterised by very artful plotting