The Lumber Room
Stylistic analysis of the text:
“The lumber-room” by H.Munro
From: Glazko Anastsiya
FL81.2
Stylistic analysis of the text “The lumber-room”
Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 – November 13, 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. Saki's world contrasts the effete conventions and hypocrisies of Edwardian England with the ruthless but straightforward life-and-death struggles of nature. Nature generally wins in the end.
In this text the author colorfully describes interesting childhood of the little boy which name is Nicholas. This story told us about the one day of the Nicholas life, the day when he was in disgrace. In this day Nicholas was at home with his aunt. And he realized his dream and scrape in the unknown land, in the lumber-room. Nicholas saw many beautiful things there. His imagination painted the great pictures in his mind. But his aunt began to search for him, and he went out of the lumber-room. But for all life Nicholas remembered those amazing things.
The text represents a 3d person narration. The text is full of different stylistic devices. The extract may be divided into 4 logically complete parts:
The exposition. The first part told us about Nicholas, about his cousins and of course about his aunt. In this part Nicholas was in disgrace and stood at home while his cousins left. Also, in this part we see what a despotic and self-assured woman was his aunt. To show it the author uses the phrase: “because I have told him he is not to”. It’s interesting to note, that Nicholas was very clever boy. All his speech was competent and full of scientific vocabulary. And ant’s speech on the contrary was primitive. To show it the author uses epithet: “She was a woman of
“The lumber-room” by H.Munro
From: Glazko Anastsiya
FL81.2
Stylistic analysis of the text “The lumber-room”
Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 – November 13, 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. Saki's world contrasts the effete conventions and hypocrisies of Edwardian England with the ruthless but straightforward life-and-death struggles of nature. Nature generally wins in the end.
In this text the author colorfully describes interesting childhood of the little boy which name is Nicholas. This story told us about the one day of the Nicholas life, the day when he was in disgrace. In this day Nicholas was at home with his aunt. And he realized his dream and scrape in the unknown land, in the lumber-room. Nicholas saw many beautiful things there. His imagination painted the great pictures in his mind. But his aunt began to search for him, and he went out of the lumber-room. But for all life Nicholas remembered those amazing things.
The text represents a 3d person narration. The text is full of different stylistic devices. The extract may be divided into 4 logically complete parts:
The exposition. The first part told us about Nicholas, about his cousins and of course about his aunt. In this part Nicholas was in disgrace and stood at home while his cousins left. Also, in this part we see what a despotic and self-assured woman was his aunt. To show it the author uses the phrase: “because I have told him he is not to”. It’s interesting to note, that Nicholas was very clever boy. All his speech was competent and full of scientific vocabulary. And ant’s speech on the contrary was primitive. To show it the author uses epithet: “She was a woman of