Chapter One Writing About Nonliterary Works 1
Chapter Two Writing About Fiction(Novels and Short Stories) 4
Chapter Three Writing About Drama 19
Chapter Four Writing About Poetry 34
Chapter Five Writing About Précis 60
Chapter Six Writing the Review 68
Chapter Seven Writing Plot Summary 82
Chapter Eight Writing About Character Development 96
Chapter Nine Writing About Setting 110
Chapter Ten Writing About Point of View 120
Chapter Eleven Writing About Tone 136
Chapter Twelve Writing About Symbolism 141
Chapter thirteen Writing About the Theme 149
Appendix Ⅰ The Paralyzed Life of the Characters in James Joyce s Dubliners 170
Appendix Ⅱ Literary Terms 188
Appendix Ⅲ A Rose for Miss Emily 206
Appendix Ⅳ The Real Thing 217