Englisch Abitur Lernzettel - Stylistic analysis and Analysis of
a Caricature
Stylistic Analysis
Aufbau einer Textanalyse
Einleitung mit Informationen zum Text
Wirkung und Bedeutung rhetorischer Mittel
Strukturierter Hauptteil der Analyse mit Formulierungsvorlagen
Analysis of a Caricature
Beschreibung der Karikatur
Analyse der dargestellten Elemente und Symbole
Interpretation der Aussage der Karikatur
, 1. Stylistic analysis:
-Introduction:
-Provide basic information about the text (text type, text title, where it was published, when it was
published, author and general topic)
-Summarize the general content of the excerpt
-Address the question in the task
Example:
1. Jeannette Wall's excerpt from the book "The Glass Castle", published in March 2005, mainly
focuses on the character of … who is portrayed as … and … These characteristics are now emphasized
more clearly through various stylistic methods.
2. Jeannette Wall's excerpt from the book "The Glass Castle", published in March 2005, portrays the
character of … as a … and … person. These characteristics are now emphasized more clearly through
various stylistic methods.
3. Jeannette Wall's excerpt from the book "The Glass Castle", published in March 2005, mainly
illustrates the relationship between … and … which is portrayed as … These characteristics are now
emphasized more clearly through various stylistic methods.
4. As mentioned / addressed in the outline, the excerpt /article by … focuses on / discusses .... The
authors / excerpt / article argues that … / has the opinion that … / tries to show that …. For this …
and …. This means that … / Therefore … In order to emphasize / illustrate / highlight Olive´s
understanding towards her identity, the author uses various stylistic devices / The author employs
various stylistic devices in order to emphasize / illustrate / highlight Olive´s understanding towards
her identity / In the following I will describe the various stylistic devices that the author uses in order
to emphasize / illustrate / highlight Olive´s understanding towards her identity.
-Main body:
-The rhetorical strategies (means) for portraying certain characteristics (personality of a character or
the relationship between different people e.g. positive connoted words are used for... and negative
connoted words are used for...; choice of words that express something)
-Which stylistic devices are also used? (describe their effects)
-Register (e.g. neutral/formal/informal/colloquial language, slang, taboo words)
-Wording (e.g. choice of words, connotations, ambiguity, wordplay)
-Syntax (e.g. simple/complex/incomplete sentences, active/passive constructions)
-Tone (e.g. serious, objective, ironic, humorous, witty, emotional, sentimental, solemn)
-Rhetorical devices (e.g. direct address of the reader, rhetorical questions, repetition, emphasis,
enumeration, examples, quotations, use of pronouns)
-Point of view (e.g. first -/third - person, limited/omniscient narrator)
-Mode of presentation (e.g. telling, showing; interior monologue, reported thought; stating clear
and formal information, direct -/indirect - speech)
a Caricature
Stylistic Analysis
Aufbau einer Textanalyse
Einleitung mit Informationen zum Text
Wirkung und Bedeutung rhetorischer Mittel
Strukturierter Hauptteil der Analyse mit Formulierungsvorlagen
Analysis of a Caricature
Beschreibung der Karikatur
Analyse der dargestellten Elemente und Symbole
Interpretation der Aussage der Karikatur
, 1. Stylistic analysis:
-Introduction:
-Provide basic information about the text (text type, text title, where it was published, when it was
published, author and general topic)
-Summarize the general content of the excerpt
-Address the question in the task
Example:
1. Jeannette Wall's excerpt from the book "The Glass Castle", published in March 2005, mainly
focuses on the character of … who is portrayed as … and … These characteristics are now emphasized
more clearly through various stylistic methods.
2. Jeannette Wall's excerpt from the book "The Glass Castle", published in March 2005, portrays the
character of … as a … and … person. These characteristics are now emphasized more clearly through
various stylistic methods.
3. Jeannette Wall's excerpt from the book "The Glass Castle", published in March 2005, mainly
illustrates the relationship between … and … which is portrayed as … These characteristics are now
emphasized more clearly through various stylistic methods.
4. As mentioned / addressed in the outline, the excerpt /article by … focuses on / discusses .... The
authors / excerpt / article argues that … / has the opinion that … / tries to show that …. For this …
and …. This means that … / Therefore … In order to emphasize / illustrate / highlight Olive´s
understanding towards her identity, the author uses various stylistic devices / The author employs
various stylistic devices in order to emphasize / illustrate / highlight Olive´s understanding towards
her identity / In the following I will describe the various stylistic devices that the author uses in order
to emphasize / illustrate / highlight Olive´s understanding towards her identity.
-Main body:
-The rhetorical strategies (means) for portraying certain characteristics (personality of a character or
the relationship between different people e.g. positive connoted words are used for... and negative
connoted words are used for...; choice of words that express something)
-Which stylistic devices are also used? (describe their effects)
-Register (e.g. neutral/formal/informal/colloquial language, slang, taboo words)
-Wording (e.g. choice of words, connotations, ambiguity, wordplay)
-Syntax (e.g. simple/complex/incomplete sentences, active/passive constructions)
-Tone (e.g. serious, objective, ironic, humorous, witty, emotional, sentimental, solemn)
-Rhetorical devices (e.g. direct address of the reader, rhetorical questions, repetition, emphasis,
enumeration, examples, quotations, use of pronouns)
-Point of view (e.g. first -/third - person, limited/omniscient narrator)
-Mode of presentation (e.g. telling, showing; interior monologue, reported thought; stating clear
and formal information, direct -/indirect - speech)
