General literary form is the type of literature used by an author. It could be discoursive and logical, prose narrative, poetry, drama and dramatic prose, parabolic or apocalyptic. Atmosphere is the underlying tone or spirit of a passage. It is the mood of a passage. Write down your observation as you make it.
Writing is a great aid to memory.
Start your observation with a detailed noting of particulars and proceed to the observing the whole. Use underlining or encircling to indicate your major observations. Find ways of organizing your observations so that they will be accessible with the least possible effort. Avoid simply copying the words of the text. Indicate something about them.