PHRASES-FOR TEXT ANALYSIS

1.To begin with ...

2. For one thing ..., for another ...

3. On the one hand ..., on the other hand...

4. The thing (matter, fact, point) is ...

5. I'd like to point out that...

6. I'd like to call (your) attention to the fact that...

7. I mean to say ...

8. On the whole ...

9. At the beginning of the story (in the beginning) the author describes (depicts, introduces, characterizes, sympathizes with, gives a summary of, gives his (an) account of, portrays, narrates)...

10. The story (the author) begins with a (the) description of (the introduction of, the analysis of)...

11. The story opens with ...

12. The scene is laid in ...

13. The author passes on to ... (gives a detailed analysis (description, etc) of...

14. hi conclusion the author ...

15. The author concludes with ...

16. The story ends with ...

17. To finish with, the author describes ...

18. The author draws the conclusion...

19. to side with

20. to refer to

21.to react to

22.to enumerate

23.to point out

24.to generalize

25.to make critical remarks on smth

26. to oppose smth to smth

27.to support smb's point of view

28.to sympathize with

29. to expose

30.to condemn

31. to emphasize, to underline, to stress

32.to convince (the reader); to laugh at; to mock at; to deride; to ridicule

33.to create the effect...

34. to raise the question

35.The paragraph that follows serves as a general introduction...

36. to draw his character in a mildly ironical way...

37.The humour of the situation is enhanced...

38.The attack is primarily aimed at...

39.The stylistic device most prominent in the extract...

40.It is achieved by purely syntactical means...

41.The dialogue is vivid, dynamic, full of humour and fun...

42.The central idea of the above passage is...

43.Stylistically this is expressed in (by) ..

44.The humorous effect is enhanced by the contrast between...

45.The language of the scene is rich in...

46.It is interesting to note that...

47.In the chosen part the portrayal is achieved by means of...

48.The scene gives the reader an idea of...

49. The atmosphere of... is created by...

50. Towards the end of the passage...

51. The choice of words conveys...

52.The antithesis is sustained by...

53. Towards the end of the extract the irony becomes especially subtle and one to read between the lines

54. The climax comes when...

55. To impress this contrast upon the reader...

56. A device greatly favoured by...

57. The monotony of... is broken up by...

58. This is clearly meant to create a picture for the reader to see...

59. The extract under consideration naturally falls into ... parts

60. The true-to-life portrait of...

61 The story is told in simple, homely colloquial English.

62.The vocabulary matches the subject.

63.The language of the story is rich in colloquial idiom and phrases.

64.This is achieved both syntactically in the short, even abrupt sentences and lexically in the abundance of the emotional words and expressions.

65.A significant metaphor plays an important part in portraying...

66.The inner monologue is a very fine piece of characterization.

67. The author makes ample use of the dialogue as an efficient means to let his characters speak for themselves without the author's interference.

68. The climax of the passage is ...

69.His vocabulary is as simple as his syntax

70. It is very rich in words and phrases

71. The similes are introduced to render ...

72. The language is artificial, bookish, rich in terms.

73. The style is deliberately dry and dispassionate.

74.The story is told by...

75. Each paragraph forms a complete unit.

76. Rich and vivid epithets...

77.The epithets are combined with metaphors...

78.The choice of words is remarkable for their sonorous quality.

79. The alliterations are mainly based on the 1- and r-sounds.

80.The features make the passage particularly musical.

81.The emotional colouring is made definite by words naming or expressing emotions.

82. There is an allusion to ...

83. The method of description is mostly direct.

84. The simplicity of the language harmonizes well with the simple feelings of common people.

85. They also have some symbolic value.

86. The author resorts to simple direct (indirect) characterization.

87. The effect is further enhanced...

88. The description is focussed on ...

89. The main part of the selection is devoted to...

90. The writer has a sharp eye for detail.

91. The main personage is convincing.

92. The effect is achieved primarily by the very obvious contrast between ..

93. Emotional, appraising epithets...

94. The reiteration of the epithet...

95. The emotional colouring of... depends on ...

96. The text (style, vocabulary) abounds in...

97.The idea (thought) that runs through (permeates) the entire story (extract)

98.The author implies (means to say) that...

99. The idea is explicitly (implicitly) rendered (stated, conveyed)...

Standard phrases to be used:

This is a passage (an article, an extract) from (name of the book, newspaper)

The passage-(the-article-letter-extract)-is taken from .

The passage can be studied as a self-contained unit

The passage is about (concerns, is concerned with, deals with, runs about)
The passage deals (almost) exclusively with
The passage seems to be telling us about
The passage is a detailed account of
The passage points out that .

The point in question in the passage is ,

The subject off the passage as stated in the first sentence is …. a well-known fact that the problem discussed is both acute and topical (much debated)

He considers the question from all angles

He puts forward an idea and develops it

He provides the reader with a wide range of examples, situations, with different views of

Drawing attention to a particular point

What is particularly striking in the article is that

The emphasis falls on

Assessing the value of the text

In conclusion,
To sum it up..............................

The article aims at convincing us of

This particular article seems to serve as a demonstration of a universal problem , The writer proves aware of current problems

The article makes a significant impact on the reader (it has a distinct effect on him)

It appears from the text

The essential interest of the article

The author succeeds in catching the reader's attention

The question under discussion is debatable (of great interest)

It is a topical issue

It is a topic of current interest

It is one of the major problems of our civilization

It is much talked about nowadays

Opinions differ about... but if we are to believe the author

According to the writer

The question raised in this passage is of major interest and deserves consideration

We are all deeply concerned with (involved in) this problem ….

Though of minor interest, the question deserved consideration

It may prove useful, valuable, effective, profitable to start with a definition of what seems to you a key word in the passage, or the title, for example

We must make it clear from the start what the writer means by

Several parts stand out in this passage

The passage starts with a description, it then concentrates on

After a short preamble in which all the themes are stated, the writer carries his reader into ...

After a short introductory passage in which the writer supplies its us with all the necessary indications, he proceeds to give us

The passage is a logical sequence of (descriptions, events, and statements)

The passage is a logically structured demonstration

The whole passage reads like a unified whole, not falling into parts

The passage is a rather loose arrangement of statements

The main points of interest in the article are as follows

We shall focus attention on

Which is of primary importance in the article and show how the themes are developed

The writer puts forward an interesting personal view of the situation

The article deals with, reveals, throws light on

The article awakens (arouses, excites interest)

The interest of the article is mainly of a factual kind

The writer gives an account of a situation

The writer gives a description of

The writer poses a problem, raises a question, raises an issue, a point

He takes (puts) a subject, touches upon it, treats it, tackles it, he concentrates on, focuses attention upon, draws attention to, places (puts) emphasis, stresses emphasises, discusses or studies a problem, views it as, illustrates, demonstrates

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