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1. The Music on the Hill

This text is written by Saki. Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.  Title: Reading the title of the text, I immediately a green clearing surrounded by forest, which is well illuminated by the sun. In the middle of the clearing stands a hill. The music in the forest created by the sounds of nature and one can imagine that this hill to collect this sounds. The rustle of grass, the wind among the branches of trees, singing birds, the rustle of animals, languages animals, etc. All of this creates a beautiful picture.But, reading this text, I saw a picture opposite to my expectations.

SS: Sylvia, when she married Mortimer, forced her husband to leave town and go to Yessni - an estate surrounded by forest. She is believed that in this area too wildly. And it's true: Once Sylvia saw in a nut copse pedestal with a bronze figure of a young Pan, at the feet of which was laid a bunch of grapes. Not fearing the wrath of the god of nature, she took to the podium this bunch.Then she discussed the case over lunch with her husband.According to him, it was foolish act, because he believed that the wood gods are rather terrible to those who molest them. Mortimer warned her that she shunned the cattle, which are both on the farm and in the woods.A short time late walking in the wood Sylvia does not think about danger. Suddenly she heard the pursuit of the deer. She felt sorry for this deer because it is doomed to death. But when the deer goes directly to her, she was filled with self-pity and fear of danger. Nearby was a boy, who told her to drive away the deer. And before her death she took possession of a double fear. Sylvia does not thinks that this is her last seconds of life, but she thinks that the boy who stands beside, laughing at her. Analys: This story is presented in the dramatic form. We can see the third person narration from the author, which presents to us two main heroes: Mr. Mortimer and Mrs. Sylvia. The narrator reveals the personality of Silvia how emotial person (in text: snatched the bunch angrily, annoyance dominated her thoughts, a sharp feeling of...fight) & Mr. how men with prejudice.The extract is the third person narration.Conflict of this extract is internal, where the each man against nature. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Sylvia; antagonists - Mortimer;The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, speech & thoughts. Settings:the action is beggining to takes place in Yessni - an estate surrounded by forest and to evoke the neccessary atmosphere.The main theme of this story - it's prejudices and emotions associated with them. Here - the emotions of fear. Music can be identified with our prejudices. And the main character kills no music, its prejudices.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors. For example: evil eyes(synthetic epithet); the music have died(metaphor);no answering movement(metaphor); acrid smell(epithet); eyes filled with the horror(metaphor); echo golden and equivocal(epithet).

 

2.The Stampeding of Bastable.

This text is written by Saki. Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.

Title: when I’ve read the title of this text I imagine Lady Bastable as educated,well-mannered woman, but at the same time I have the image of a very haughty, arrogant and narcissistic woman.I think that this extract about not a simple woman's fate,about some of the issues on which ones trying to escape.The title may characterize the protagonist.

The extract is the third person narration. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is dry,unemotional and in some moment ever tense.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and society.Settings:the action is laid in the home of  Lady Bastable. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the main character. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Lady Bastable; antagonists - Mrs. Sangrail, Clovis. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. The author's attitude to the characters is not expressed directly. Message of this extract  is fear of strange opinion and prejudice. It we can seen from the behavior of Lady Bastable, and her attitude to Clovis, and to her servants. 

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors,  oxymoron, metonymy. For example: hurt the toast(metaphor); a polite skepticism(oxym.);  fruitless effort(oxym.); sleepy lids(epithet); a quit hour(epit); high powers(metonymy).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Filboid Studge.

This text is written by Saki. Saki. Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.

When I’ve read the title, I imagine that it text about some man, whose nickname Filboid Studge or any thing & the name of this thing is Filboid Studge. Thus title may orients the reader towards the story.

The extract is the third person narration.

The characters of the extract are protagonist – Mark Spayley; antagonists - Duncan Dullamy;

Mark Spayley wanted to marry the daughter of  Duncan Dullamy, trying to sell a "new great dish for breakfast" - pipentu. Dullamy agreed at once, and Spayley expressed its appreciation by creating a new product poster for breakfast, which was called “Filboid Studge”.

The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, speech & thoughts. The author is very colorfully and accurately describes Filboid Studge. He shows to us how advertising works in our modern life.

Settings:the action is beggining to takes place over dinner and reveal certain features of the character our herous.

At the resalt, thanks to Spayley and his project, Dullamy once again became a millionaire. Leonore, his daughter with a great heritage to forsake Spayley &Spayley was left to curse the day when he turned the market for a quick breakfast.

First of all, the message of this extract  is cynicism of people. Issue a daughter married to the condition or not to marry because of new circumstances is meanly.

And the second, fdvertising have some advantages, but we need to think before we blindly trust the sellers.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors,  oxymoron and comparison. For example: pig-tailed daughters(irony/frased epithet); happy epigram(oxym.); brainmous + financial lion (comparison / epithet).

 

4. The Happy man

William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 at the British Embassy in Paris.He was an English playwriter,novelist and short story writer.By 1914 Maugham was famous with 10 plays produced and 10 novels published. In his later years he wrote numerous essays and short stories such as Cake and Ale,The Nrrow Corner, Don Fernando, Up at the Villa and so on. Title: when I’ve read the title of this text I imagine the man, in life whom happened some very good events. But, when I’ve red this extract I understand that it’s wrong. The title may characterize the protagonist.The extract is the first person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is expressive, emotional because it describes the feelings of the man who has been forced to point the finger of other man’s fate. The plot has a complex narrative structure. Conflict of this extract is internal: man against himself.Settings:the events took place in London and Seville, Spain. The settings where the actions took place are the following:a modest apartment and an ordinary Spanish house. We don’t know at what period of history the actions took place,but we know the time length of the narrated events and the amount of time during they occurred:many years later,15 at least. The function of setting is to reflect the inner sate of the character. The protagonist-is a narrator.The main characters is described directly. The theme of this extract  is a man’s search for happiness; the role of advice in life people.Message-author shows us that our life is full compensations. Taking the risk you lose something but also you can find something important for you.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors,  oxymoron, antonomasia, irony. For example: a total stranger (ep.), apologetic laugh(oxum.), a bullet-shaped head(irony),Carmen(antonomasia), eyes twinkled (met.), red face bore(met.), eyes flashed (met), a bacchanalian smile(oxym.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. A Matter of Sentiment

This text is written by Saki. Saki. Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.

When I read the title, I realized that the text describes the kind of short story, where the most important place belongs to the emotions.

The action takes place in the house of Lady Susan, when to be located her guests. The function of setting is to evoke the neccessary atmosphere. The word "matter" shows us a short event, and the word "sentiment" for something fast-paced. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Lady Susan; antagonists – Clovis, Motkin, Colonel Drake, Bertie van Tahn, Clovis’s mother, Mrs. Packletide. The extract is the third person narration, but the most part of the text is based on dialogue between our herous. Dominant point of view of the characters.

Conflict of this extract is internal, where the each man against himself in own thoughts. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, speech & thoughts.

Message of this extract  is problem of duplicity. All  guests are waiting a paper with the name of the winning bets, talk to each others, but everyone thinks only about money.

As a result, Lady Susan, which does not support racing, puts on quite a different position, based on personal experiences and situations in her life. And she wins. The main idea of the text is shows of easy money, excitement and attitude of people to lose and others win.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors,  exaggeration(преувеличение). For example: crowning difficulty(exag), the hobby had crown up(met.), appearance of tea(met).

 

6.The quest

Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.Title: the title shows that this extract will be discussed about the loss, namely the missing person. And may be discussed by the process of searching. And when I’ve read extract I was right:in Mombey’s family had disappeared a baby and parents with their neighbours begin to search baby. The title orients us towards the story. It may serve as a means of foreshadowing.The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is emotional, dramatic and ever humorous because it describes the feelengs and actions of the unresponsible people. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external:man-man.Settings: the actions took place in Villa Elsinore. The function of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere. The characters are Mrs. Momeby and her husband, Miss Gilpet, Clovis and babies. The characters of the extract are in equel convinience,it means that this extract doesn’t has protagonist. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. The theme of this extract  is lack of   people’s belif in themselves.The message is to ridiculed the belief parade; this extract has a message for negligent parents, and also underline the problem of implicit faith.

 

7. A Bread And Butter Miss

This text is written by Saki. Saki. Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.

When I read the title, I thought that it was a funny story. The title does not contain any information.

The extract is the third person narration, but the most part of the text is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Reading the text, we learn that Lola Pevensey saw a wonderful dream about winning the Derby, and she began to tell those present that her sleep in her hand. The winner of the race will be good old Bread And Butter. All decides to rate, based on a dream Lola.

The general atmosphere of the extract is intensive & emotional. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and man.Settings:the action is laid in the home of  Lola. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the main character. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Lola; antagonists – Odo, Sir Lulworth, Bertie. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, speech & thoughts. Message of this extract  is cheap authority. People dreams of easy money believe in dreams. Moreover, these dreams are based on guesses rather than on the details.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors and comparison. For example: triumphant smile(ep.), a careless dreamer(ep.), like a small child being sent to bed in disgrace(comp.); death or sickness had invaded(met)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Forewarned

Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.Title: the title shows that this extract may be about any danger, which didn’t happen. And when I’ve read extract this idea was right, but the main heroine think of this danger. The title may characterize the protagonist.The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is ironical, emotional because it describes the emotions and feelings of the main heroine. The plot has a frame structure, may be, because  extract consists of the main theme-arriving Alethia to cousin, and then open a new circumstances, which suggest fear on main heroine. Conflict of this extract is internal: man against himself. Settings: the actions took place on the way to house of Mr. Bludward. The function of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere and to increase the credibility of the plot. The characters are Alethia is protagonist, and Mr. Bludward, Sir Chobham are antagonists. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. The theme of this extract  is fear of people.The message is mass media manages people.

 

9.Bartleby

This text is written by Herman Melville. Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick.

When I read the title, I thought that it was a funny story. The title does not contain any information.

The title of the text is man's name. Therefore, the text is likely to be an event in the life of a man named Bartleby.

The function tittle of the text is may characterize the protogonist. protagonist – Bartleby; antagonists – author

Bartleby's character can be read in a variety of ways.

The action takes place in the office of the author.

Bartleby shows classic symptoms of depression, especially his lack of motivation. He is a passive person, although he is the only reliable worker in the office other than the narrator and Ginger Nut. Bartleby is a good worker until he starts to refuse to do his work. Bartleby does not divulge any personal information to the narrator. Bartleby's death suggests the effects of depression-having no motivation to survive, he refrains from eating until he dies.

Until the very end of the short story, the work gives the reader no history of Bartleby. This lack of history suggests that Bartleby may have just sprung from the narrator's mind. Also consider the narrator's behavior around Bartleby.

The narrator, Bartleby's employer, provides a first-person narration of his experiences working with Bartleby. He portrays himself as a generous man. His kindness may be derived from his curiosity and fascination for Bartleby. He also portrays himself as tolerant towards the other employees.

Throughout the story, the narrator is torn between his feelings of responsibility for Bartleby and his desire to be rid of the threat that Bartleby poses to the office and to his way of life on Wall Street.

In summary, I think that author wanted to show us how each of us relates to the people who behave strangely.

It's like the analogy between Bartleby and lepers of ancient times. Lepers were often exiled from communities because of their illness. Bartleby was fired from his job. The narrator is surprised when he learns Bartleby "never visited any refectory or eating house.

The text ends with the words: "Oh, humanity" and it shows once again that the author carries the message in this text to everyone.

 

 

10. Adrian

Saki was born in 1870 in Burma. He had a strict upbringing. Perhaps from this, some of his stories are full of cruelty. He studied at the College and Bedford Grammar School. He was worked for the police, but he had poor health for this work. He has published several collections of short stories and two novels. He was killed in 1916 with the rank of sergeant.Title: when I’ve read the title I understand that this extract is about the person which life will be described in this extract. The title may characterize the protagonist.The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is dry and unemotional as for me. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation, because all events reveal gradually. Conflict of this extract is, may be, external:man-society.Settings:I can’t say that actions occur in one place, because throughout all extract there is a change location of heroes. But the function of setting is to increase the credibility of the plot and to reinforce characterization of main hero. The characters are Adrian is protagonist, Mrs. Mebberley and Lucas are antagonists. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. I think, the theme of the extract is lie and it’s consequences. The message is each peson shoul have the correct self-image and know consequences of deception’s other people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. Payday

This text is written by Sally Jennings.

Payday is the day of payment. When I read the title of the text, I imagined the ofice, where every worker is waiting for payday & for all employees their work as routine. The title may orients the reader towards the story.

The extract is the first person narration. Dominant point of view of the author – in the text it secretary Sharla. The general atmosphere of the text relaxed, calm, but the intrigue.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and society.Settings:the action is laid in the office. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Sharla; antagonists – Mr.Alan. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, speech & thoughts.

Sharla is an emotional woman. This was evident from her thoughts and feelings that she was conveys to the reader. For this reason, it is easy to imagine a picture of the place of action.

The main Syntactic stylistic device – repetition (к.3 абзаца: and do as he asks, request after request, week after week, payday after payday.)

According to the text the author shows to us how important to have an own opinion. And also, in life each of us must do what he likes. And if your job is not your hobby, you will still be held in what you like. Sharla become famous, at least under a pseudonym, her creation is well-known. And now it does not matter that her work in office is routine.

 

12. Dolan’s Cadillac

Stephen Edwin King was born in 1947 in Portland,Maine.He is an American author.His books have sold more than 300 million copies and adapted into a number of feature films,television movies and comic books.Title: the title shows that this extract may be about car-cadillac with which will happen some danger or mysterious things.But when I’ve read the extract I’d known that it a story about a human revenge, namely, husband looks for a way to revenge for death of his wife to Mr.Dolan.And he finds a way. The title may characterize the protagonist.The extract is the first person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is tragic. The plot has a  complex narrative structure, because extract combines events from the past and the present life of the protagonist.Conflict of this extract is external:man-man. The function of setting is to reflect the inner state of the main character.The protagonist is a narrator. Tha antagonist is Mr.Dolan. The theme of this extract  is misunderstanding between people and neglect human emotions. The message of the extract is revenge.

 

13. Timeline (He should never...)

This text is written by Michael Crichton, best known as Michael Crichton, was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films.

When I read the title, I thought that it was a story about some event in the life of a person who has a psychological orientation. The title does not contain any information.

The text tells the story of a little journey through the desert. The main character - Baker and his wife can never leave the place where they are. The sun and dust worsen the situation. They knocked man and facing a choice: go back or go on. Here we see how the protagonist evaluates a person's life. In his opinion - the price of human life is a journey in half an hour.

The extract is the third person narration, but the most part of the text is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the characters. The general atmosphere of the text tense, depressing, exciting.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and man. But this problem can be extended to the problems of society.Settings:the action is laid in the desert. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Baker & antagonists – his wife Liz. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions & speech.

In today's world, you can easily go astray. We lived in comfort. And when it does not, then our internal state is violated.

The author is associated desert with emptiness. The desert is a road to nowhere. The main characters do not understand what wherever they want, until a person was shot down. And Baker does not want to go back and if not his wife, they would have gone. The soul of the protagonist - is empty. In the first place to him his plans.

The author's task - that we compared ourselves with the main character. And if I were in his place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Cat in the rain

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in 1899. He was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.Title: the title shows that this extract may be about the unfortunate female destiny, which can be compared to feelings of the got wet cat.And when I’ve read the extract I’ve seen that it describes the drama of woman’s life,as it’s uncomfortable in life as to a cat in the rain.The title may characterize the protagonist.The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is dramatic and ever pathetic,quite,calm,peaceful. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract can be as external and internal, because in this extract there is a struggle American wife with her husband, and her with herself. Settings: the actions took place in the hotel. The function of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere.The protagonist is American wife and antagonists are her husband George,the old maneger of hotel. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. The theme of this extract  is family’s misunderstanding and drama of family’s life.The message of the extract is difference in age, which is the base of the all family’s problems.Cat - a symbol of unfulfilled desires.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as metaphors, repetition. For example: rain…rain, she likes…she likes(repetition), the light had come(met.)

 

 

15.Great expectations

This text is written by Charles Dickens. C. D. was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters.

The title serve as means of conveying the author’s message.

Guest comes to the protagonist.

He accepts his and embraces a sense of the protagonist as if they were familiar. The main character - Pip then says that this man had once helped to him in his life. Pip forgot all the good things done for him. He climbed up, and the man left behind.

The extract is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

The extract is the first person narration, but the most part of the text is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the author. The atmosphere is tense. Is due to the fact that the protagonist does not know his guest. But when he learns his, he was frightened.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external, between man and man. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Author - Pip & antagonists – guest.The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their speech & feelings.

The main message of the text is If you have helped, then you must help this man.

 

 

 

16. Vanity fair

Vanity Fair is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. He was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

When I read the title, I  imagined a society of people. And these people are dishonest. The title does not contain any information.

The main feature of this text is that it is a novel without main hero. We have a group of rich people and their servants. All of these people depend on public opinion.

Extract is the third person narration, but  text have dialogues between heroes.

Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the text  tense, exciting but the presence of the storyline adds interest to the text. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external, I think, between man and man. But this problem can be extended to the problems of society. Settings: the action is laid in the house of reach person (in the kitchen). The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. Heroes are described indirectly, through their actions & speech.

The central problem – mother & son relations.

When the son behaved properly all began to discuss it. Mrs Cravley was the victim of ridicule. She thought that her son brought up properly. Therefore, in this society, she becomes an outcast.

Vanity Fair - is:on one side is represented by aristocrats, on the other, and their servants. And for those and for others to be in society should have the vanity.

The reason of  vanity:

1. the presence of servants, and money.
2. the ability to see the light.
3. the elevate themselves through the humiliation of others.
4. These aristocrats chose the most vile way - rumors of servants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. An encounter with an interviewet

This text is written by Mark Twain. Twain was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

The tittle to orient the reader towards the story.

A brash young man from the "Daily newspapers" have tried to take the Mark Twain interview. Mark Twain has laid out his companion set of foolish facts about his biography and finally to fool the head interviewer.

Text Genre of the text - Realism.

The extract is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the characters. The general atmosphere of the text natural & amusing. Text have focus in ironic.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external, between man and man. The place of action is our world. The time of action - New Era (17-19 century).

The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Mark Twain & antagonists – interviewer.The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their speech.

Moral of the Interviewee's Tale:1) Interviewers should not assume they are smarter than their subjects. 2) It's an ill interview that affords no entertainment to someone.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as irony, repetition. For example:yes..yes, well…well(repetition).

 

18.Heartbreak house

George Bernard Shaw was born in 1856. He was an Irish playwriter and a co-founder of thre London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literature criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate piece of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays.All his writings address prevalling social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable.Title: the title shows that this extract may be about the some story of unfortunate love,which occurred to people living in some house. And when I’ve read the extract I’ve seen that this story about difficult relationship between people. This extract is a devastating commentary on World War I and a scathing portrait of British upper-class life.The play presents a world of moral and spiritual blight. The title may serve as means of focusing the reader’s attention of the most relevant characters or details.The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is dramatic. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract can be as external: man-man or man-society. Settings: the play entres on a family gathering at a country house one weekend. The functions of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere and to reinforce characterization.From this extract I can’t say who is protagonist and antagonists,but the characters are: Captain Shotover, his daughter Ellie and her potential husband Mr. Mangan. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. I think that the most important issue that is shown here is the problem of constant lying. I guess that is the reason for such crazy behavior of all the people in the house. They all pretend to be friends; they all try to show that they respect each other. But that is not true at all.The message of the extract, I think that  the author wants to prove that lying all the time can’t make you happy at all. It can just make life more difficult, complicated, totally unpredictable and thus unbearable.

 

 

19. To let

This text is written by John Galsworthy. John Galsworthy is a well-known English novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He is one of the first critical realists of the 20-century English literature.

The title “To let” does not contain any information. A synonym of this expression - to allow, to permit.

The extract is the third person narration & based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the character. The general atmosphere of the text relaxed, calm, but the intrigue.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and man.The action is laid on the way to home. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters and shows the main problem in the text. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Jon; antagonists – Fleur and mother’s Jon. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, emotions & speech.

Jon hid his love for a girl from her mother. Perhaps he did not want to show that he loves someone other than her.

This opens the problem of early love, and the problem of the age at which you can start meeting with opposite sex.

The text vividly describes the experiences and emotions of the protagonists. We see that the early love of the most romantic. It's butterflies, flowers and promises. But we also see that it is irresponsible love, because they are too young to think about the family.

Alone with Fleur, Jon was a hero, but really - he is a coward and a little boy to his parents.

The emotional state can be traced only to the Fleur meeting with his mother, Jon. After that, she resigned herself.

According to the text the author shows to us how important to be a respectable man, not a double-faced person as John.

 

 

 

 

 

20. The moon & sixpence

William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 at the British Embassy in Paris.He was an English playwriter,novelist and short story writer.By 1914 Maugham was famous with 10 plays produced and 10 novels published. In his later years he wrote numerous essays and short stories such as Cake and Ale,The Nrrow Corner, Don Fernando, Up at the Villa and so on.

Title:the meaning of the title isn’t understand for me. But from the plot of the extract I can say that it’s dramatic story about a man who, in adulthood, feeling his gift of the artist, not afraid to radically change their lives. The writer does not become anyone's side, not moralizes, not condemn, Charles Strickland, who served as the prototype of the Paul Gauguin, for cruelty to people close to him, not praise him for his determination, and entitles the reader to draw conclusions.. The title may serve as a means of conveying the author’s message. The extract is the first person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is tragic. The plot has a complex narrative structure, because there are some cases, when narrator remember events from his past. Conflict of this extract can be as external:man-society.Settings is different, because the events described take place in various locations. The functions of setting is to increase the credibility of the plot. The protagonist of the extract is narrator, the antagonist is Strickland. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance.In my opinion the theme is the fate of the artist in art and in life, considering the problem of 'evil genius', and, conscience, human weakness.The message: this extract will be especially useful to those who feels that an impasse, those who are not sure what to do in life what should be, those who believe that it is too late to change anything.

 

 

21. American tragedy

An American Tragedy is a novel by the American writer Theodore Dreiser. Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Dreiser's best known novels include Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy.

The title of the text seems ambitious. An American Tragedy can be understood as a tragic event whole nation. But this is a tragic story of Clyde Griffiths from a poor family of street preachers, dreaming only of one thing: the situation in the society.

The extract is the third person narration & based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the character. The general atmosphere of the text intensive, but the intrigue and in some passage indifferent.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and society.The action is laid in the hall with a small group of preachers. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters and shows the main problem through the thoughts of the protagonist. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Clyde Griffiths; antagonists – his parents & his 2 sisters. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, thoughts & speech.

Narrative passages is formation, hero growing up.

Genres of the text is Realism.

The main message of the text - which is becoming a man is laid in childhood their parents. So who we are, largely dependents on our relationships in the family since childhood.

In the text we see two problems:

The first - the problem of identity. Internal opposition to everything that the protagonist sees around him, and dreams about another life.

The second - the problem within the family, the antipathy to his parents. Parents are busy missionary activities and they do not care what they feel their children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22. All fresh is grass

Clifford Donald Simak was born in 1904. He was an American science fiction writer. Simak's stories often repeat a few basic ideas and themes. An idea often found in the stories is the idea that there is no past time for a time traveler to go to. Instead, our world moves along in a stream of time, and to move to a different place in time is to move to another world altogether.Title: The title of the book - a quotation from the Old Testament from the Issaya 40:6. When I’ve read the title I don’t understand nothing. But when I’ve read the extract I’ve known that it’s science-fiction novel. The city became the center of attention all over the world, when he found himself surrounded by an invisible barrier, through which the path was blocked by a people. Culprit turned out to be a reasonable lilac flowers. These flowers were aliens from another world that is on earth, but distant from it at the time of a second. And people decided to fight these invaders. The title may serve as a means of conveying the author’s message, may be.The extract is the first person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is emotional, vivid and ever tense. The plot has a complex narrative structure, because there are some cases, when narrator remember events from his past. Conflict of this extract can be as external: may be, man-society. Settings: the actions took place in the city Melville.It should be noted that the surrounding environment, namely the nature, very detailed and clearly described in the extract.The functions of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere. The protagonist of the extract is Bradshaw Carter, antagonist is Miniature Grant. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance.In my opinion the theme is effects of human carelessness and negligence on the environment. The message: The world awaits a man suddenly. Enough to enter the wrong door or go around the wrong side of a hill, as you find yourself in a strange universe where the laws are not the ones to which you are accustomed to on our world. And we must be more attentive and ability for our actions.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors.  For example: the horn blared wildly and tires howled (metaphor which deal with personification), rubber of the tires sucking at the roadbed(met.), the truck were screaming(met.), quite and peaceful morning(ep.)

 

23.Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury was born in 1929.He was an American fantasy,science fiction and mystery fiction writer.Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451.Bradbury was one of the most celebrated 20^th century American writers.Many of Bradbury’s works have been adapted into television shows or filmsTitle:this title,in my opinion, describes some very dangerous events, which are connected with fire.When I’ve read the extract I’ve know that it’s extract presents a future American society in which the masses are hedonistic,and critical thought through reading is aotlawed.The number 451 refers to the temperature at which the books burn when the Firemen burn them for the good of humanity.The title may serve as means of focusing the reader’s attention of the most relevant details. The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is emotional and tragic. The plot has a complex narrative structure, because combined different events. . Conflict of this extract can be as external:man-society. Settings: the actions took place in different place, but these places are described very well, bright and detailed. The functions of setting is to reinforce characterization and to evoke the necessary atmosphere. The protagonist of the extract is fireman-Guy Montag and antagonist is his neighbor-Clarisa Maklelan. In my opinion the theme is describing an increasingly dysfunctional American society in the early years of the Cold War. The message is the all books which set thinking and which can make a contribution to lives of people are destroyed.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors and comparison, repetition,oxymoron. For example: great python(com.),  like the old joke(com.) corner…corner(rep.), nose  detected(metaphor with a case of personification), dry rain(oxym.)