Prose study

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Think of a novel like a house — the author built it with words, rooms are chapters, and each sentence is a brick.

2. 2

   What is prose study about?

3. 3

   Here's a short passage from a story. Notice the words in bold — they create a mood.

4. 4

   Let's analyse that sentence together.

5. 5

   Now you try: drag the words that create a sad mood in this sentence.

6. 6

   What does the word 'howled' make the wind sound like?

7. 7

   Which feeling does the sentence 'The old man sat alone, staring at the empty chair' create?