2.  Analyze – separating a thing into parts & examining those individual parts  Diction – word choice; can be formal/informal, common/technical, or abstract/concrete  Style – made up of diction, tone, figurative language, grammatical structure, sentence length, and organization – it is the WAY an author writes  Tone – what a writer says and feels about his/her subject, characters, or audience

3.  Imagery – word pictures  Connotation – the suggested meaning of words  Denotation – the dictionary meaning of words  Mood – the feeling created in the reader  Irony – contrast with what is stated and what is meant, or with what is expected to happen and what actually happens  Theme – central message or insight into life

4.  Archetypes – patterns in literature found around the world(ex. – character types such as mysterious guides, wise old man, evil person, etc.)  Inference – drawing a conclusion

5.  Characterization  Setting  Plot  Point of view  Theme

6.  2 Types of Conflict: › Internal – the struggle in a character’s own mind b/w opposing needs, desires, or emotions › External – a character’s struggles against an outside force  2 Types of Characters: › Static/Flat – do not change much in the course of the story › Dynamic/Round – changes as a result of the story’s events

7.  2 Methods of Characterization › Direct – the writer tells us directly what a character is like or what a person’s motives are › Indirect – the writer shows us a character but allows us to interpret for ourselves the kind of person we are reading about

8.  Speech – what does the character say  Appearance – how do they look  Private thoughts – well, after all the are private…  How other characters in the story feel about them  ACTIONS – actions always speak louder than words

9.  What does the writer tell you? What the writer mentions is important.  Time and place › Natural world – weather: sky, cloudy, misty, rainy, etc. › Seasons – autumn, spring, winter, summer › Creatures – soil, bugs, etc. › Manufactured Places (Objects of Humans) – man-made objects, homes, cars, factories, dams

10.  Culture – historical period, religion, beliefs, traditions, etc.  Setting creates mood (atmosphere). The setting creates the way we feel about a place, it takes us there.  Setting is important to help in finding symbolism. It can also help in understanding irony.

11.  Conflict is what drives the story. Conflict is the tension, angst, or struggle within the story.  Exposition – the background information the author gives  Complications/Rising Action – are problems that don’t get resolved (bumps in the road)

12.  Plot describes the conflict  Crisis/Climax – a decision is reached, and the tension is released in the resolution  It is important to understand how the events lead to the crisis  Resolution occurs after the crisis, it is the process of releasing or resolving the tension from the crisis

13.  What does the point of view tell us about what the writer has to say?  Is the narrator reliable or not?  First person – “I”  Third person – limited, the narrator is limited to talking about one character  Omniscient – narrator knows thoughts of all characters; all knowing narrator

14.  1. What type of diction is being used?  2. What is the author’s tone?  3. Give an example of imagery.  4. Is an example of connotation present why or why not?  5. What mood does the author invoke?  6. Is an example of irony present? Why or why not?  7. What is the overall theme? Provide evidence.  8. What archetypes are present. Provide evidence.  9. What inferences can be drawn?  10. What type of conflict(s) are present?  11. Describe the characters: flat, static, dynamic, round and why?  12. Describe the characterization.  13. Describe all parts of the setting.  14. What is the climax?  15. What is the point of view?