Points to Note

 

The following is a partial list of aspects of a literary
text you might want to note as you read:


Your gut response
 Shifts in tone, plot, or character
Important passages
Word choice
Narrative technique
Interesting imagery and metaphors

Questions or points of confusion
Things that go against expectations
Contradictions
Repeated words, images, or motifs
What doesn't get said
Allusions to other works

Poetry

Rhyme scheme
                     Meter
                              Punctuation
Hard vs. soft sounds
                      Line breaks
                              Stanza breaks

             

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