Analyzing Literary and Theatrical Texts: A Deep Dive
Critical Review of a Literary Text
We are presented with a literary text belonging to the narrative genre. Specifically, it is a fragment of a novel by an outstanding representative of a specific literary period. Like any novel, a story is told, developed by a narrator, and written in prose form. The narrator considers the facts (type of narrator and examples). If you have read the book, and it is possible, we will situate the text in the introduction, body, or conclusion, justifying it with data from the story.
The textual form that predominates in the text is narration, description, or dialogue. We will then specify what is being accounted for, or what is being described by the narrator or the characters. Our basis will be the summary. The predominant character (narrative, descriptive, or conversational) of the text corresponds at the linguistic level. We will point out some features related to the mode, suggesting some examples.
The idiomatic level presents particular features: cultured, medium, or colloquial. We will connect the selected register with the sociocultural position of the narrator or the characters. As always, we will add examples. Without providing an exhaustive analysis of cohesion, we could highlight some lexical and grammatical procedures. Among the lexical procedures, we find the repetition of words (always related to the topic), the use of antonyms and synonyms, and the occurrence of terms belonging to the semantic field of (examples). Among the grammatical procedures, we can identify anaphora. Other elements of cohesion are ellipsis and textual markers, which explicitly accentuate the relationship between different utterances of a text (example).
Considering the text as a communication unit, the representational function predominates, as we are presented with certain facts. As befits its status as a literary text, the poetic or aesthetic function is also present. The author aims to convey something about themselves or others, a feeling or a story, but always seeking to create something new, special, and personal. The predominance of the poetic function explains the presence of expressive resources such as (examples). We can say that we are dealing with a text characteristic of Spanish literature. We will define the literary and historical period in which the work falls, trying to relate the theoretical contents we have studied to the ideas developed in the text. We can also relate the theme of the piece to other texts that we suggest.
Critical Review of a Theatrical Text
We are presented with a literary text in the theatrical genre. Specifically, this is a piece of work by an outstanding representative of a specific literary period. The story is presented through the words and actions of the characters, without the intervention of a narrator. The form of verbal communication is dialogue; hence, a double type of communication is established: between the fictional characters represented on stage and between the actors and the audience.
Typographically, the text differentiates the stage directions in italics, the names of the characters in bold, and their lines in regular font. In the drama genre, the work belongs to the subgenre (definition of the dramatic subgenre) and develops a story. If we have read the book, and it is possible, we will place the text in the introduction, body, or conclusion, justifying it with data from the story. The text reproduces the dialogue between the characters involved and the issue they are discussing.
The predominant character of the text is dialogue, with a linguistic correspondence. We will point out some features related to the mode, suggesting some examples. The idiomatic level presents particular features: cultured, medium, or colloquial. We will connect the selected register with the sociocultural position of the narrator or the characters. As always, we will add examples. Without providing an exhaustive analysis of cohesion, we could highlight some lexical and grammatical procedures. Among the lexical procedures, we find the repetition of words (always related to the topic), the use of antonyms and synonyms, and the occurrence of terms belonging to the semantic field of (examples). Among the grammatical procedures, we can identify anaphora. Other elements of cohesion are ellipsis and textual markers, which explicitly accentuate the relationship between different utterances of a text (example).
In response to the text as a communication unit, the representational function predominates, as we are presented with certain facts. As befits its status as a literary text, the poetic or aesthetic function is also present. The author aims to convey something about themselves or others, a feeling or a story, but always seeking to create something new, special, and personal. The predominance of the poetic function explains the presence of expressive resources such as (examples). In dialogue, the appellative function is also clear. We can say that we are dealing with a text characteristic of Spanish literature. We will define the literary and historical period in which the work falls, trying to relate the theoretical contents we have studied to the ideas developed in the text. We can also relate the theme of the piece to other texts that we suggest.