style analysis
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- Point of View
- The perspective or vantage point from which the story is told. There are several types: first person, thrid person limited, and third person omniscient.
- Diction
- The author's particular word choice used to make a point in the story. Diction deals with both denotation and connotation and can have many levels.
- Irony
- Defined as an element of style which indicates an intention opposite of what is actually stated. Irony is a recognition of reality different from its appearance. Irony may be subtly sarcastic.
- Narrative Techniques
- The manner in which the author tells a story. Examples include: interior monologue, dialogue, stream of consciousness, flashback, foreshadowing.
- Organization
- Types of organizations include: 1) chronological the order of events take place, 2) spatial the physical description of persons and places, 3) cause and effect one event brings about another, and 4) the author starts in the middle and uses the techniques of flashback and foreshadowing
- Language
- Manner of expression used to communicate feeling, tone, or attitude. Language may be formal or informal, or show the speaker to be educated or illiterate. Language may also involve dialect and accent.
- Attitude
- Similar to tone, the writer expresses his personal feelings toward the subject, characters, or audience. Often times attitude is revealed through narration. Attitude is the actual feelings the author has toward the subject.
- Tone
- The authors attitude toward his subject and audience expressed through characters actions and speech. Tone is implied and is subject to change through out the work. Tone is how the author expresses his attitude.
- Phrasing
- A phrase serves as a single part of speech in a sentence. Phrases are used to present rhythm and may be prepositional, adjectival, adverbial, or fragmental. They may also help the author show parallelism.
- Figurative Language
- An intentional departure from the normal order or meaning of words. Figurative language is no tmeant to be interpreted literally but is used to intensify the work and satisfy the reader's imaginations.
- Sentence Structure
- The way the sentence is put together. Sentences may be fragments, simple, compound, or complex. Sentence structure also deals with elements such as dependent/ independent clauses, interrogative' declarative sentences, and fragments
- Detail
- The use of detail includes describing or relating an object or scene with complete particulars. Through details very specific information clarifies and makes a more complete picture. Most details tell "who, what, when, where."
- Structure
- The structure of a work is its planned framework. This includes the sequence of events throughout the work. The story line from the exposition to the denouement constitutes part of the structure of a novel or short story. The division of a book into chapters or sections also contributes to the structure.
- Figures of Speech
- Uses of language that departs from the customary construction, order, or significance. Examples include simile, metaphor, and personification. Sometimes figures of speech create special meanings which emphasize the intention of the passage.
- Syntax
- The way in which words are combined to make a sentence. Syntax deals with teh grammar of the sentence and word order, such as inversion.
- Imagery
- The author's use of sensory related words to project an image or picture into the reader's mind. Deals with the five sneses: seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, and tasting. Imagery is used to evoke the reader's emotions.