William Blake’s : The Lamb
What happens in the story? Summarize the plot (the gist of the happenings).
Is the story told in chronological order, or are there flashbacks or flash-forwards? On rereading, what foreshadowing (hints of what is to come) do you detect?
What conflicts does the work include?
How does the writer develop characters? Are the characters revealed by explicit comment or through action? With which character(s) do you sympathize? Are the characters plausible? What motivates them? What do minor characters contribute to the work?
Who tells the story? Is the narrator a character, or does the narrator stand entirely outside the characters world? What does the narrators point of view contribute to the storys theme?
What is the setting? What do the time and place of the action contribute to the work?
Are certain characters, settings, or actions symbolic? Do they stand for something in addition to themselves?
What are the themes? That is, what does the work add up to? Do the themes reinforce your values, or do they challenge them?
What images do you find? Look for evocations of sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell. Is there a surprising pattern of images?
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