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  1. Last 7 days
    1. Outlining, freewriting, and mapping make it easier to get your thoughts on the page.

      This quote is important to me because these examples provided for me can help me analysis better. I always stick to highlighting but having more techniques can help learn better to write better arguments.

    2. Analysis requires breaking something—like a story, poem, play, theory, or argument—into parts so you can understand how those parts work together to make the whole.

      I believe this quote is important because analysis helps me understand the text better. Reading a story like Shakespeare takes extra time to read and understand. Although this is extra work for me, it's necessary for me to better understand the story.

    3. Many writers rely too heavily on summary because it is what they can most easily write.

      The reason why I choose this quote is because I too prefer a summary over analysis. Analysis to me is over explaining the plot of the story. But with summary, I get a simple synopsis of what happens in the story from beginning to end.

  2. Jan 2026
    1. Are any elements repeated that may suggest a theme?

      The reason why I choose this quote is because a theme could mean differently for different people. AN author could have a fix theme for a story but for others, it could mean something else. Which is why themes are different depending on the readers belief and interpretation of the story.

    2. How does the time period affect the language, atmosphere, or social circumstances of the novel?

      The reason why I choose this quote is because dialogue is critical to understanding the story. If a character is speaking differently than they should in a specific time period, then the story becomes unrealistic unless it's non-fiction. But regardless, dialogue sets the tone of the story.

    3. However, characters and their interactions can reveal a great deal about the story's themes. Plot can act as a stand-in for real-world events just as setting can represent our world or an allegorical one. Theme is the heart of literature, exploring everything from love and war to childhood and aging.

      The reason why I choose this quote because theme is important to the story's message. Without a theme, then the story will serve no purpose and no benefit to the reader.

    1. . After all, very few of us read or appreciate poetry regularly. Most of our reading and writing is done on the internet: in the forms of Facebook posts, memes, tweets, snapchats, Tik Tok videos, and viral news.

      The reason why I choose this quote is because it's very relatable. Our generation and maybe some older ones, no longer find literature exciting to do for entertainment.We find entertainment through short form content which may or may not effect our ability to think and analyze in the long run.

    2. writing about literature will let you exercise your critical thinking skills like no other style of writing will. Even if you don't want to pursue a career involving literature, you can use critical thinking and analysis in any field from philosophy to business to physics. More than being able to think critically, you need to be able to express those thoughts in a coherent fashion. Writing about literature will allow you to practice this invaluable communication skill.

      The reason why I choose this quote is because despite being casted out of people's interest of entertainment, it's a good source of thinking. Almost everybody will not use literature in their lives but it can help increase brain activity. Leading to more critical thinking and effecting learning.

    3. No matter the reader, no matter the writer, no matter the genre, literature is a cultural relic, a manifestation of the human experience. Thus, it can teach us things about our society and about ourselves we might not be able to learn from other types of media.

      The reason why I choose this quote is because literature is a form of human expression. It's important to read literature from time to time because it's a teaching to us. To spread a message for humans to evolve into a better society than before.

    1. Although a novel’s narrator can describe in detail the thoughts and impressions of its characters, a play's effects depend much more heavily on what the characters say and do.

      The reason why I choose this quote is because is an authors writing is part of telling a good story. But when the story becomes a play, it helps make the emotions feel more real. Emotions are needed to help make a play feel "real" to the audience. Making the story more impactful.

    2. Not all plays or even tragedies follow this structure exactly. That being said, it can be helpful to analyze the ways in which a plot's structure is formed, as this can reveal deeper meanings.

      The reason why I choose this quote is because a plot isn't always simple. It requires a extensive reading to uncover the true meaning behind any form of literature.

    3. plot is the most important element in a narrative.

      I choose this quote because plot is the necessary point when writing a story. Without a plot, a story becomes confusing and I dare say a waste of time. The plot is the driving force of what motivates a character.