More coverage of close reading. Chapter one now explains the big picture of why we read, and makes practical suggestions for how to read critically. This chapter also introduces students to literature classroom cultureÑwhat notetaking, class participation, and peer review mean in a course when analysis and discussion are the central concerns.More annotated literary works as models of close reading include T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," showing students how to sustain critical reading for a long poem, and Kate Chopin's "The Story of An Hour," with annotations illustrating active reading of fiction.More illuminating instruction on literary elements. The genre chapters — particularly Chapters 6 and 7, Writing about Poems and Plays — now boast more detailed and enlightening entries on important elements like rhyme and setting.