The Fifth Story Analysis
What sorts of images, metaphors, similes, and other literary devices are
employed? What is their effect? Are there recurring symbols or objects that take on a
specific importance? Does their presence come to signify something in particular?
How do these devices affect the
impression the passage makes on you?
Does the passage allude to other literary works, historical events, or
cultural markers? How do these allusions affect the meaning of the passage?
Does the form of the passage contribute to the transmission of its
content, or does it hinder it? Are the form and content in harmony, or in tension?
