Phrases for Analysis

PHRASES FOR TRANSLATING IDEAS INTO WORDS http://refolit.narod.ru/ • The story / article deals with / is concerned with / describes / examines / reveals / exposes o dwells on / explains / addresses / discusses / presents / covers / outlines / states o offers / considers / looks into / treats • The story is set in ... • The scene is laid in .. • The story is written in a form of... (the author's recollections, the dialogue, narration, autobiography) • The action takes place in ... • As the story unfolds, ... • The plot of the story centres round ... • The basic plot of the story develops slowly towards a violently dramatic incident and an ironical conclusion. • The plot of the story is complicated (intricate, tangled up, trite, commonplace, simple). • The plot of the story baffles the reader. • The gist/core of the problem raised in the story is ... • The subject taken up in the story/article is ... • The issues/problems of... are the concern of this article. • This problem is the subject of the article. • The problems addressed in the article are acute / urgent / vital / burning. • The main idea/message of the story is ... • ... is the main thread of the story. • The idea is conveyed through the presentation of ... (the dialogue of...) • The moral of the story is ... • The central conflict of the story is ... • With the beginning of Chapter ..., the novel gains momentum and the mood changes. • The story has a deep emotional/intellectual appeal. • The content is an objective/subjective reflection of reality. • The story deals with the burning problems of life: politics, economics, education, marriage, and so on. • The story is a broad reflector of the aims, confusions, concerns, ideas, and attitudes of ... • This story is intended to provoke thought. • This story gives food for thought. • This story is realistic in style, cordial in