What is the short story analysis?

When you analyze a short story, or any story for that matter, you must always remember to include the following parts in your analysis. * Theme - what was the purpose/message of the story that the author was trying to get through to his/her readers? * Subtext/Super-text (Context) - are there any "hidden" meanings (subtext) behind some scenes in the story? What are some things that the author did or did not imply in the story but you knew were there? * Connections - what kind of connections can you make to the story? Personal connections? Historical connections? Connections from other texts? * Tone - how was the story told? Was it in a formal tone? A happy tone? A playful tone? Conversational? * Point of view - what point of view was the story told in? How does this effect how the story is told? * Elements - was the story told well? Why or why not? What were some things that you thought the author did well in order to get his/her message across?