Professional Documents
Culture Documents
http://www.ferrum.edu/thanlon/Study Q/Litguide.htm
What is tested?
Interpretation
Of viewpoints of author
Character
Character
Character
Try to recognize the way a character thinks. If the character is telling the story, then you will be reading the thought process, feelings and what the character did
Or you may be directly told/ reach judgments about how a character thinks and feels based on what the character does
Setting
Setting
Why has the author chosen to emphasize certain details of the setting?
Does the setting simply provide a realistic backdrop or does it contain symbolic details?
Setting
Are the social class and occupation of the characters significant? Does the economic, social, political or religious environment affect the lives of characters and help to shape the theme of work?
What mood or atmosphere is created by details of setting? (gloomy, tense, cheerful etc)
What is Style?
THEME
VOCABULARY
SOUND
STYLE
RHYTHM
IMAGERY
SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION