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About the author and his work
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1 appearance of a new trend
2 appreciate a work of art at its full value
3 break ground in an earlier novel for the subject matter
4 bring smth forth in living images
5 craft of writing; craftsmanship
6 derived from personal experience
7 distinguished stylist
8 drawbacks of...
9 driving aim, force
10 ensnare and capture
11 excel in one's art
12 extremely keen and faithful eye for...
13 faults of taste
14 foundation of smb's talent lies in...
15 fundamental characteristics (of a novel, etc.)
16 handle the subject matter magisterially
17 have an immediate success
18 innovations in writing
19 inspired by...
20 in the field of fiction
21 lacking in imagination
22 lead the reader on quietly
23 light humourist
24 magic of art
25 novel etc. deals primarily with...
26 one of the foremost novelists of our (his) time
27 one of the novel's, etc. great virtues
28 popularity and fame came...
29 popularity is founded on...
30 power of observation, (ironic insight)
31 the reader is spellbound and enthralled
32 receive general recognition
33 receive a number of distinguished awards
34 reveal smb's (one's) considerate talent as a writer
35 sure instinct of a novelist, etc.
36 write fiction
37 writer makes us see
38 writer is successful (unsuccessful)
About the composition of the work of fiction
1 at the precise сеntre of the book, novel, story, etc.
2 central theme of...
3 chaotic composition
4 climatic events are packed into...
5 delay the action
6 episode is symbolic
7 dramatic climax
8 final episode
9 flashback in time
10 form the subject matter of
11 invented scene
12 last, etc. scene shows
13 leading theme of...
14 main thread of the story
15 make a shift of scene
16 make the most of atmosphere and suggestion
17 novel, story, etc. gains momentum
18 on the background of
19 parallel plot
20 pattern of movement
21 plot develops towards a violently dramatic incident
22 resolution comes quickly
23 scene is static
24 story is narrated by
25 story is simple and uncomplicated
26 structure of conflict
27 subject-matter of...
28 tension springs from
About the writer's style
1 artistically effective
2 as if reported by a detached observer
3 become the dominant images
4 cap a comic moment with a final extravagant act
5 capture the essential truth of...
6 complex narrative
7 detailed examination of...
8 digress, digression
9 go on to particulars
10 heavy prose
11 humorous and sardonic tone
12 piece of technical virtuosity
13 becomes a powerful symbol
14 prose is clear and simple
15 prose quickens
16 remorseless irony
17 report the speech of...
18 see smth through the eyes of...
19 simplicity (complexity) of style
20 skill in narrative
21 speak of one's esthetic sense
22style may be clear, direct, illuminated by a perfectly unaffected sincerity, sufficiently pointed to carry...
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23 well under control
24 strive to express
25 understatement that runs through...
About the characters
1 contrast between the characters of...
2 dispose the characters around...
3 figure of strong outline
4 major characters
5 main character
6 minor (secondary) characters
7vigorous, vivid character
Mixed Bag
A
1 abundance of
2 accentuate/point out / admit/ emphasize/ state
3 account of events
4 achieve the effect, the effect is achieved
5 add weight to...
6 admit/ point out / emphasize/ state/ accentuate
7 affect one's imagination/ intellect/ emotions
8 affinity
9 allow/ give choice to the reader
10 allow the reader an insight into
11 ample characteristics / characterization
12 appeal / entreat/ persuade
13 art /skill / craftsmanship
14 art of making a few phrases / words go far
15 assailed / overwhelmed with feelings / emotions
16 attach to / attribute to
17 attach meaning to
18 attitude (the author's..., to suggest the...)
19 attribute to / attach to
20 author's stand / outlook / choice of vocabulary
21 author's message
В
1 based on
2 begin / initiate / usher
3 belief (erroneous..., breed a..., stem from the,.. that)
4 bitterly criticize
5 blend
6 blended (... narration / description)
7 blended with.
8 breed a belief that
9 brief description
10 brimful of meaning
11 build
С
1 calm narrative
2 carry the idea / meaning / emotional charge
3 casual (to sound...)
4 centered upon the image / personality
5 characteristic of economy of words
6 characterization (ample...)
7 charge (emotional..., emotive...)
8 clue to (to give a clue to)
9 comedy
10 comment on / dwell on / speak on / touch on / enlarge on
11 compile a character
12 conditionv / create / make / build
13 connotation
14 connotative meaning
15 contrapose
16 contribute to...
17 conversational (... vocabulary / word-choice)
18 convey much while saying a little
19 co-occur (words of different stylistic layers...)
20 core of vocabulary (the author's...)
21 cow (be cowed, uncowed)
22 create an effect
23 craftsmanship / art / skill
24 criticize
D
1 decorative
2 deduce, be deduced
3 denotation
4 denotative meaning
5 denote / mean
6 depict /describe / portray / present
7 describe / depict / portray / present
8 description
9 details (sparingly given...)
10 dialogue
11 direct meaning
12 discern (... right and wrong,... right from wrong)
13 disclose / unfold
14 discrepancy
15 disguise
16 disparity
17 drama
18 dramatic (... monologue / effect)
19 draw an analogy
20 dwell on / speak on / touch on / enlarge on / comment on
E
1 economy of words (characteristic of...)
2 effect (stylistic..., emotional..., produce an...,... achieved, gain an...)
3 effective (emotionally..., stylistically...)
4 elaboratev
5 elaborateadj
6 elaboratedadj
7 elaborately
8 elaboration
9 eloquent
10 embodiment
11 emphasis
12 emphasize
13 emotional charge
14 emotionally coloured
15 emotive charge
16 emotive / stylistic quality
17 employ / use
18 enable the reader to visualize / imagine
19 enlarge on / expand on
20 entreat / appeal / persuade
21 enumerate (... scrupulously)
22 erroneous (... belief)
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23 essential / main (... principle)
24 essential issues of life
25 esthetic (also aesthetic)
26 evil (the...)
27 exercisev influence (... on the reader)
28 expand on / enlarge on
29 expose / unfold / reveal / mirror
30 extract under discussion / consideration / study
31 extremely effective in conveying
F
1 face value (take things at their...)
2 fact (take into consideration the...)
3 feeling / emotions (be overwhelmed / assailed with)
4 figure of speech
5 flood of thoughts / impressions
6 give smth a dynamic...)
7 flowery (... word choice / vocabulary)
8 futility / hopelessness
G
1 gain an effect
2 generalize
3 get aware of / see well enough / realize
4 give a peculiar tint to...
5 give smth a dynamic flow
6 give the reader choice
7 give details sparingly
8 give ground to / prove
9 give one's grounds
10 gravity / seriousness of the problem / issue
11 grotesque
12 gusto (with too much..., with great...)
H
1 hackneyed / trite / off-beaten (... phrase)
2 have a sharp eye for
3 hold a clue to
4 humorous effect
I
1 illustrative of
2 image
3 image of real life
4 impact on the reader
5 impassioned concern
6 implied meaning
7 implication contained
8 imperceptibly blended with
9 impersonal objective quality
10 impose one's personality upon
11 indicative of...
12 individualize (... an image / portrait / character)
13 inner world of the character / protagonist (create the …)
14 interior monologue
15 interlocutor
16 interplay of the direct and the implied meanings
17 intricately involved writing
18 inversion
J
1 juxtapose
2 juxtaposition
K
1 keenly concerned with
L
1 leit-motif
2 lend colour to /tint
3 lend colouring / nuance to
4 let / permit the reader judge / think / observe / pass his judgement
M
1 main / essential principle
2 make / create / build
3 make the reader share smb's disgust / sympathy
4 manifesty, manifested
5 manner (reserved...)
6 marked by simplicity / tenseness / intense objectivity
7 matter-of-fact
8 meaning (metaphorical / implied / direct..., brimful of...)
9 meditate / speculate / ponder
10 mention in passing / touch on (ant. dwell on / scrupulously enumerate)
11 message (the author's..., to convey one's...)
12 metaphorical meaning
13 method of character drawing / depicting
14 mirrorv/ reveal / unfold / expose
15 missing links (permit the reader to supply the …)
16 monologue
17 moral and mental make up
N
1 narrate, narrated
2 narration of (to do the...)
3 narration (first / second person / anonymous …)
4 narrativen (calm / pathetic / unaffected / simple...)
5 narrator
6 novel
7 novella (pl -lle)
8 novelette
9 nuance / colouring (lend …)
O
1 observe (let the reader...
2 obviously expressed
3 opposite / prominent (stand …)
4 optimistic (sound...)
5 outlook / stand (the author's …)
P
1 pass one's judgement
2 penetration into the character / character's inner world
3 perception
4 permit the reader to judge / think / observe / pass his judgement / supply the missing links / visualize the scene
5 personify
6 persuade / appeal / entreat
7 phrase
8 plain / conversational (... vocabulary / word-choice)
9 plot story / action story
10 point out / admit / emphasize / state / accentuate
11 ponderous / plain / conversational (... vocabulary / word choice)
12 portraiture
13 prevail
14 prevalent
15 present / depict / portray / describe
16 presented in a non-committal seemingly impersonal objective way
17 principle of incomplete presentation
18 principle of analogy and contrast
19 principle of recurrence
20 problem / issue (gravity / seriousness of the...)
21 protagonist
22 prove / give ground
23 psychological short story / character short story
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Q
1 quote
2 quotation
R
1 reader is given the choice
2 realize / see well enough / be aware of
3 recur
4 recurrence
5 recurrent
6 regard / take into consideration (the reader... the fact)
7 (in) regards (to)
8 refer to, be referred to
9 refuse
10 reiteration / repetition / scrupulous enumeration
11 relevant
12 remarkable for care and precision
13 reserved manner
14 rest on
15 retard
16 retardation
17 reveal / expose / unfold / mirror
18 reveal the idea
19 reveal (... the good / beautiful / evil / ugly / just / unjust)
S
1 scanty / sparingly given (… description)
2 scene (visualize the …)
3 shape / mould
4 sharp eye for (to have a...)
5 shift / change (... in / of mood)
6 short story (psychological / character or plot / action …)
7 simple (... language)
8 simplicity (marled by...)
9 skill / art / craftsmanship
10 soliloquy
11 sophisticated (... language)
12 soundv (... casual / indifferent)
13 sparingly given details
14 speak on / dwell on / touch on / enlarge on / comment on
15 speak volumes
16 speculate / meditate / ponder
17 state / point out / admit / emphasize / accentuate
18 stemv (... form smth)
19 story (psychological / character..., plot / action...
20 straightforward / direct (... word / phrase)
21 strike smb / impress smb, be struck
22 study / discussion / consideration (extract / story under...)
23 style (humorous / turgid / lucid / lofty / delightful / florid)
24 stylistic / emotive quality
25 stylistic reference
26 substantiate one's idea
27 succession
28 suggestive of...
29 supply the missing links (permit the reader to...)
T
1 take into consideration / regard (… the fact)
2 take sides with
3 take the stand on all essential issues of life
4 take the tradition
5 take things at their face value
6 tint / lend colour to...
7 tragedy
8 trite / hackneyed / off-beaten (... phrase)
9 trope
10 typify
U
1 uncowed
2 underlying (... thought)
3 unfold / expose / reveal / mirror / disclose
4 usher / begin / initiate
V
1 view-point /opinion
2 views (emotionally coloured...)
3 vocabulary / word-choice (conversational / plain / ponderous / embellished / flowery / less decorative...)
4 volubility
W
1 warm humour
2 word-choice / vocabulary (conversational / plain / ponderous / embellished / flowery / less decorative...)
3 worked up (... suspense)
4 writing (intricately involved...)
Note:
1) the brackets show the most likely combinations;
2) the three dots show the position occupied by the word or phrase under consideration in these combinations;
3) the slant line introduces various combining units, sometimes synonymic.
The vocabulary presented makes up the core of the metalanguage of stylistic analysis, the information given is but rudimentary. For more exhaustive knowledge of making the analysis you must refer to the books listed below.
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