My learning was lit
This year I learned the following terms and I applied them as I read some pretty great stuff:  Allusion: expression in your head without mentioning it  Plot: the main event of a story  Theme: a Topic or moral of a story  Diction: the way you use words or phrases  Syntax the arrangement of words  Indirect characterization: when the personality is not revealed directly  Direct characterization: when the author reveals the personality directly to the audience  Static character: does not change, stays the same  Dynamic character: changes throughout the story  Symbolism: use symbols to represent ideas