Literary Analysis: Plot and Character Analysis

Plot: The sequence of events that make up the narrative of a story
- Exposition: Introduction to setting, characters, and conflict
- Rising Action: Series of events that build tension and lead to climax
- Climax: Turning point of the story
- Falling Action: Events that follow the climax and lead to resolution
- Resolution: Conclusion of the story
Character Analysis: Examining characters' traits, motivations, and relationships
- Static characters: Remain unchanged throughout the story
- Dynamic characters: Undergo significant change or growth
Theme: The underlying message or idea explored in the text
- Identify and analyze the theme through characters, plot, and setting
Literary Devices: Techniques used to convey meaning and create effect
- Imagery: Language that appeals to the senses
- Symbolism: Objects, colors, or figures that represent abstract ideas
- Irony: Contrast between expected and actual outcomes

Verb Tenses:
- Present: Happening now
- Past: Happened in the past
- Future: Will happen in the future
- Perfect tenses: Combine past, present, and future tenses
Clauses and Phrases:
- Independent clause: Complete sentence with a subject and verb
- Dependent clause: Begins with a subordinating conjunction
- Phrase: Group of words without a subject or verb
Sentence Structure:
- Simple sentence: One independent clause
- Compound sentence: Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction
- Complex sentence: Independent clause with one or more dependent clauses
- Compound-complex sentence: Combination of independent and dependent clauses
Common Errors:
- Subject-verb agreement: Ensure subject and verb match in number (singular or plural)
- Tense consistency: Maintain consistent verb tense throughout the sentence or paragraph

Word Roots and Prefixes: Learn common roots and prefixes to decode unfamiliar words
Suffixes: Learn common suffixes to determine word meaning and part of speech
Context Clues: Use surrounding words and context to infer word meaning
Word Lists: Create and review lists of vocabulary words to improve recognition and understanding
Reading Widely: Expose yourself to various texts to encounter new vocabulary in context

Narrative Writing:
- Use descriptive language to create vivid imagery
- Show, don't tell: Use actions and dialogue to convey character traits
Descriptive Writing:
- Use sensory details to create a mental image
- Use figurative language to add depth and emotion
Persuasive Writing:
- Use rhetorical devices to persuade and convince
- Organize ideas with claim, data, and warrant
Text Structure:
- Use transitions to connect ideas and organize text
- Vary sentence structure and length to create flow and emphasis

Active Reading:
- Read with a purpose: Identify the main idea and supporting details
- Ask questions and make connections to prior knowledge
Summarizing and Paraphrasing:
- Identify main ideas and condense into a shorter form
- Restate information in your own words
Identifying Purpose and Tone:
- Determine the author's purpose and intended audience
- Recognize the author's tone and attitude towards the subject
Making Inferences:
- Draw conclusions based on evidence from the text
- Make educated guesses about the author's intent or character motivations

Plot involves a sequence of events that make up the narrative of a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Exposition introduces setting, characters, and conflict
Climax is the turning point of the story
Characters can be static (unchanged) or dynamic (undergo significant change or growth)
Themes are underlying messages or ideas explored through characters, plot, and setting
Literary devices like imagery, symbolism, and irony are used to convey meaning and create effect

Verb tenses include present (happening now), past (happened in the past), future (will happen in the future), and perfect tenses (combining past, present, and future)
Clauses can be independent (complete sentence with a subject and verb) or dependent (beginning with a subordinating conjunction)
Phrases are groups of words without a subject or verb
Sentence structures include simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
Common errors to avoid include subject-verb agreement and tense consistency

Learning word roots and prefixes helps decode unfamiliar words
Suffixes can determine word meaning and part of speech
Context clues can be used to infer word meaning
Creating and reviewing word lists improves vocabulary recognition and understanding
Reading widely exposes you to new vocabulary in context

Narrative writing uses descriptive language to create vivid imagery and shows character traits through actions and dialogue
Descriptive writing uses sensory details and figurative language to create a mental image
Persuasive writing uses rhetorical devices to persuade and convince, with claim, data, and warrant
Text structure involves using transitions to connect ideas and varying sentence structure and length for flow and emphasis

Active reading involves reading with a purpose, identifying main ideas and supporting details, and making connections to prior knowledge
Summarizing and paraphrasing identify main ideas and condense them into shorter forms
Identifying purpose and tone involves determining the author's purpose and intended audience, and recognizing tone and attitude towards the subject
Making inferences draws conclusions based on evidence from the text and makes educated guesses about the author's intent or character motivations