1. imagery
What kind of sounds, objects, and language are used to convey the
visual picture of the work?
How does the language move the work of literature from the literal
plane to the figurative and metaphorical?
How does this visual language function to concretize abstract ideas?
How does the imagery become symbolic of larger themes?
symbolism
What objects or images in the story suggest a meaning or multiplicity of
meanings beyond their simple referents? In other words, how do
significant objects and situations stand for ideas beyond themselves?
Is the symbol public and conventional, i.e., does it work for a broad
culture?
Or is the symbol private and individual, i.e., does it work only for a
particular work or author?