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Analyzing Style
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Analyzing Style In Literature The style of a piece is a function of the writer's craft or the techniques used by the writer to communicate his ideas. To discuss the style of work of literature, consider the diction (vocabulary choices), the syntax (sentence construction) and the tone (author's attitude toward the subject and the reader). A. DICTION: When analyzing diction, consider the following: - figurative language (use of simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, allusion, irony, metonymy, symbolism) - abstract or concrete words - denotative or connotative words - monosyllabic or polysyllabic words - archaic diction - formal or colloquial English - slang, clichés, idioms, foreign phrases - sound effects: onomatopoeia, alliteration, euphony, cacophy - jargon, technical language B. SYNTAX: Sentence structure and Rhetorical Devices - long or short sentences - loose or periodic sentences - balanced sentences - parallel sentences - rhetorical questions - syntactic inversion - epigram - paradox - climactic sentences - Methods of achieving emphasis: i. Repetition ii. Climactic order iii. Periodic sentences iv. Short sentences v. Active rather than passive verbs vi. Parallel structures and balanced...
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