Key learning points

1. Writers layer methods upon methods to create a literary text.
2. When analysing the text, you can analyse the layers of meaning.
3. The writer's method is any conscious choice the writer makes -the smallest method a writer uses is the individual word.
4. You can analyse a quotation by starting with an overarching impression and then drilling down into the methods.
5. Discourse markers can be used to link layers of analysis together.

Keywords

• To analyse - To analyse a quotation means to examine it in detail to find meaning.

• Method - A method is anything the writer does - any choice that the writer makes.

• Discourse marker - A discourse marker is a word which helps us structure our writing or speech into sections.

• Accustomed - If you become accustomed to something, you become used to it.

Common misconception