Chronicle of a Death Foretold mini essay

Chronicle of a Death Foretold : mini-essay The purpose of language: (What is the language doing?) describing, , narrating, creating tension, developing character, questioning sth, reflecting on sth, developing intrigue, developing a theme/motif, developing the mood/tone …… ********************************************************************************* Choice of language (the diction): specific examples with commentary (Which words does the writer choose and to what effect?) ********************************************************************************* The structure/the focus: (How is information arranged? What is at the centre of the piece?) ********************************************************************************* Technique: (Which tools does the writer use to convey meaning?) symbolism, tone, use of (un) reliable narrator, magical realism, foreshadowing, allusion, alliteration, personification, hyperbole (exaggeration), pathos (emotional appeal), paradox, juxtaposition (using two themes/characters/phrases, words or situations together for comparison), sensory detail, metaphor, simile, distancing effect etc. ********************************************************************************* Style: (What view of the world is given by the writer? What is the author’s ‘voice’/tone? ) ‘Just as no two sets of fingerprints are alike, so no two writers are alike.’ (www.openlearn.ac.uk)