Section 1 Reading FictionChapter 1 What Is Novel？ 3
Chapter 2 Plot 7
Chapter 3 Character 33
Chapter 4 Setting 60
Chapter 5 Point of View 83
Chapter 6 Irony 106
Chapter 7 Theme 132
Chapter 8 Stories for Further Reading 157
Section 2 Reading PoetryChapter 1 What Is Poetry？ 187
Chapter 2 Diction and Syntax 193
Chapter 3 Speaker and Tone 208
Chapter 4 Poetic Rhetorical Devices 218
Chapter 5 Rhythm and Rhyme 244
Chapter 6 Types of Poetry 259
Chapter 7 Poems for Further Reading 278
Section 3 Reading DramaChapter 1 What Is Drama？ 295
Chapter 2 Tragedy and Comedy 300
Chapter 3 Drama for Further Reading 306