Manuscript Form
General Rules
Title Page
Outline Page
Body of Paper
Writing a Good Composition
Guidelines
Writing Conference
Grading Standards
Correcting Compositions
Literary Analysis Guide
Plot
Characters
Setting
Tone
Style
Point of View
Narrative Technique
Structure
Theme
Approaches to Literary Criticism
Biographical
Historical
Geographical
Political
Philosophical
&
Religious
Sociological/
Anthropological
Psychological
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Structure
How is the novel organized?
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Chronological organization: exposition at the
beginning, progression towards climax and denouement.
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In media res: action is going on at the beginning of
the novel; we are given flashbacks to what happened in the
past.
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Unchronological: novel is presented to us in pieces
like parts in a puzzle, and the reader has to put it together to
get a sense of chronology.
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Chapters and units, if any:
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To what do chapters and units correspond (historical
periods, division between characters, different settings, etc.)?
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Does length of divisions (i.e. chapters or units) have any
particular significance?
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