The Analytical Commentary should cover:
- contextual factors affecting/surrounding the text
- social purpose and register of the text
- stylistic and discourse features of the text
- I read a lot of commentaries that are repetitive and that do not connect the key features to the meaning of the text.
- You must structure your commentary in such a way as to maximise your analysis of the key criteria and their connection to the meaning of the text — both the direct and indirect (face-related) meanings.
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