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