How to Analyze Literature Packet (3, 2, 1 Homework)

Things I have learned:

1) I learned that there are two related ways to talk about diction. The first being the level of diction: high, neutral, and low. High diction occurs when the writer avoids the colloquial language of normal conversation. Neutral diction is more like normal conversation of educated people and low diction which is informal conversation often appearing in characters whom seem uneducated. The second level of diction is through the use of adjectives that communicate the attitudes of the speakers and narrator.
2) The second thing that I learned is that, "symbols do not mean, they suggest or remind or reflect" (Pg 53). In my essays, I would always say that symbols "mean" something rather than they "suggest" something. I never really thought of symbols in this way; I always just thought a symbol meant something rather than suggested something.
3) The third thing I learned was that there are four common sets of syllables: the iamb, trochee, anapest, and the dactyl. All are very confusing to understand but they all relate to the sense of rhythm a poem holds.

Skills That I Still Need to Learn:

1) Syntax and diction are two of my most confusing literary devices. I understand that syntax uses sentence arrangement and that diction uses word choice but I get confused on how to differentiate while studying the two in a passage or novel. How do I know when a passage is using syntax and how do I  know when a passage is using diction?
2) Mood and tone are still confusing to me also. I often confuse mood with tone and tone with mood. Tone is the attitude toward the subject and mood is the climate of feeling/overall sense of the passage. Tone also uses syntax and mood uses diction but not knowing what syntax and diction is as well as tone and mood leaves me to not understand how this is used in the passage or novel.

Skill That I Could Teach Others:

1) One skill that I would be able to teach the class would definitely have to be how to tell whether a character is static or dynamic or in this packet's description, how to tell whether a character is complex and deep or flat, one-dimensional and unchanging. This is probably one of my easiest skills in the packet and I think I can differentiate rather well with this skill.