1. Study the beginning. What
information is contained in the first sentence(s)?
2. Look for repetitions or seemingly
superfluous passages. They may be important.
3. What details of the story might
have symbolical value?
4. What are the main characters,
what other characters are there? What is their relationship?
5. From what point of view is the
story told? What does this contribute to the effect or the meaning?
6. Analyse the sequence of events,
the plot. Are there any flashbacks or anticipations, why?
7. Compare acting time and narrating
(reading) time. Which is longer or shorter, does their relation change? To what
effect?
8. What is the relation between the
narrator and the implied reader?