Comprehensive Text Analysis: Structure, Voice, and Cohesion

Topic Relevance and Reader Engagement

Assess whether the commentary's topic is current and its main subject. Include references to the text. Consider if the text's ideas resonate with and involve the reader.

Formal Aspects and Exposition

Evaluate if the reader feels involved in the text and understands the topic and thesis firsthand. Elaborate on this point. Subsequently, consider:

Content Structure and Coherence

A well-structured content clearly presents the central idea and its various aspects, reiterating them throughout the text. This confers coherence and cohesion among the text's parts.

Author's Voice and Argumentation

Identifying the Thesis and Author's Opinion

The author's opinion typically constitutes the thesis.

Objectivity vs. Subjectivity

• Objectivity: Provided by data, figures, and numbers.
• Subjectivity: Indicated by the use of the first person, an ironic tone, and literary figures that convey connotation and the author's personal opinion.

Text Type and Discursive Mode

Identify parts of the text where specific elements appear. For instance, if it's an opinion article, the first person is predominantly reflected in certain sections, or in the verb tenses used, and in expressions that indicate the author's opinion.

Furthermore, analyze the discourse in which the text is framed (e.g., expository, argumentative). The author may use narration, alternating it with exposition, and employ various types of argumentation to support the thesis, such as examples or comparisons.

Narrator and Authorial Presence

Examine the verbs used. If a narrator is present, determine if they are the same as the author and identify any differences between them.

Language Style and Reader Connection

Assess if the narrator or author uses everyday language, including specific phrases, and if this style connects with the reader.

Coherence and Cohesion Mechanisms

Analyze how elements like temporal markers or logical progression contribute to the coherence of the main idea and how argumentative parts of the text cohere.

Rhetorical Resources and Devices

Discuss the resources used, such as comparisons or descriptions within the text. Identify any assumptions or implications made.

Consider if the text type (e.g., journalism, opinion piece) is well-suited to what the author intends to express. Through the text, the author defends a thesis and reaches a conclusion on the issue, often addressing a topic of humanistic character. The text revolves around a central idea, typically contained in specific paragraphs. An analytical structure provides consistency, allowing for the verification and shaping of the initial argument as it unfolds.

Semantic Fields and Connectors

Examine the repetition of semantic fields and the use of connectors that link cohesive ideas and present arguments to defend the thesis.

Lexical and Syntactic Recurrence

Identify forms of lexical recurrence, such as the repetition of synonyms, and syntactic recurrence. Look for grammatical isotopy. Note how the text appeals to the reader with specific phrases.

Overall Textual Quality

The text is well-constructed, flexible, and engaging to read. Its global, unitary, and coherent sense is evident in the subject matter, the arrangement of ideas, and the grammatical, lexical, semantic, and expressive links.