Style Analysis
The author in this story, Kevin McConnell, states that his main consideration in writing 'The Road Beneath My Feet'; was to develop a style that would remain consistent throughout the entire story. I feel that he accomplished this consistent style in a few different ways.
One way the author tried to accomplish this was by the way that he used his figures of speech. Many of the authors' statements were very similar if not exact. For example, the author says a few times that 'the dust would rise and choke me.'; This figure of speech is repetitious, which I feel is one way that the author tried to capture the consistent style that he was looking for. Also, the author said, 'my pace was steady and rather fast.'; This statement is also used repeatedly as another way that he develops this consistent style.
Another way the author develops his consistent style is in the way he describes certain images. For example, there are a few different occasions where his way of describing what he sees around him are similar to eachother in a way that they all make reference to the fact that the day is going by and it will soon reach dusk. Like when he said 'the soft dew of morning which had glistened and twinkled on the blades of grass which grew in clumps by the side of road quietly disappeared.'; This indicates that the day is going on. At another point in the story the author makes reference to the shadows saying that they have grown longer, which would indicate the sun was setting. Also, the author never exactly comes right out and says the obvious. He uses his descriptive ways to give you an idea of what is going on or happening. For example, he never exactly says that the man he encounters on the road is an old man. He just gives certain physical characteristics that would associate with an old man. I feel his reasoning for this was to also indicate that this man was not just old but a man of wisdom, which very often is associated with old age.
In my mind this particular short story has a very interesting meaning behind it. This meaning is one that many younger people such as myself would benefit most from. I think that the whole point of the story is that you shouldn't just rush along and always be in such a hurry.
In this chapter, the author explains that reading litterateur is like filling in a connect the dots sheet, the more works one reads, the easier it becomes to notice a pattern or repetition. The author explains that there is no such thing as a wholly original work of litterateur. This is because authors use other authors to influence their writing style and the topic they write about. Characters of different books from different authors are often found to have similar personality traits as well.
An authors style defines itself as the way in which the author expresses themselves throughout the piece of literature. They express themselves through their word choice, word order, rhythm, imagery, sentence structure, figurative language, and literary devices. Sandra Cisneros’, “The House on Mango Street”, is a short story encompassing the events and thoughts of an un-named child narrator as they describe their family’s living arrangement. Sandra uses a distinct type of style throughout her writing which fits the short story well. On the other hand, William Carlos Williams’, “The Use of Force”, is a short story about a doctor’s visit to an unusual patients home. The stories have their own distinctive style which is unique to each but, there
Metaphors and Similes are often used in this story, so the reader has a better image of the setting, this is something, and I find Connell did incredibly well, for instance when he refers to the darkness of the night like moist black velvet, the sea was as flat as a plate-glass and it was like trying to see through a blanket.
The author’s main use of style is Allegory. After reading the book when you find out the historical blackguard you start to understand all what the characters do. Also, Blair uses irony and ridicule. By doing this he is using satire to make a mockery of the Russian Revolution. When Blair makes all the characters animals that is one of his biggest use of satire. Another evident style would be his choice of diction is which very effective. When he is narrating what the pigs are saying, when there talking to the other animals is amazing, because through that use of language that use of diction the pigs gets the animals to do what they want
How did the Author use language techniques and stylistic features to meet the expectation of the intended audience?
Jack Kerouac's On the Road Works Cited Not Included Jack Kerouac is the first to explore the world of the wandering hoboes in his novel, On the Road. He created a world that shows the lives and motivations of this culture he himself named the Beats. Kerouac saw the beats as people who rebel against everything accepted to gain freedom and expression. Although he has been highly criticized for his lack of writing skills, he made a novel that is both realistic and enjoyable to read. He has a complete disregard for the development of plot or characters, yet his descriptions are incredible.
One way that the author is able to intensify his writing is through the use of repetition. This is a unique use of language that is very effective. The most powerful example of this technique is in the passage written by Oskar’s Grandmother:
and nature were major influences on each man’s writing and that each of them were, in a sense, extremely
I feel the moral of this story is that we have to live each day as if it were our last. For tomorrow is not promised to any one. And that the decisions we make are life-long and it is not possible to go back and re-live or change the past. Therefore since tomorrow is not promised and we can not go back to yesterday, we must live each day to the fullest with no regrets.
I feel this book was a great read, and that the story can apply to anyone’s life no matter what the age. It can relate to parents, as Paul Auster recants the life of his father Samuel Auster. It can apply to younger people, as Paul told of his childhood and the things he learned from his father. It will also apply to elderly people’s lives because of how the story portrayed the importance of memory, and enjoying life to the fullest. I think the book is also very easy to understand by the way the author used examples of stories such as Pinocchio and the story of Jonah to teach his lessons.
...-last words: ‘Don't stay away too long.’" (329) Also he paraphrases and cites the most significant novels, plays and poems of the past like "Pygmalion", "Tempest", "Don Quixote", "Frankenstein", "Paradise Lost", etc. Each of these connections bring a symbolic texture to the entire work.
...have their first birthday, whatever comes earlier. The poem then comes to life, as the people grow older, and their kids grow up to start a new generation; they are then left alone while all around them close friends are passing away. This also applies to the elders who feel like that life is moving too fast, and want death to come either later or now. In a personal view, this poem is another classic to be read and savored by all. Although it is just another of “those poems”, it is well written and relevant to life. The one line and the tone barely throw the “feel” of the poem off. All people should be aware there is nothing one can do to slow time. Heaven controls all of the years ranging from old to young, and deals the emotions accordingly. People interested in life, and especially psychologists, would enjoy reading “The River of Life” by Thomas Campbell.
Different from most writers, Nicholas Sparks does not have an established writing style. His writing style is not set to follow a certain guideline and varies depending on the theme of the novel. Therefore; he can change it as he pleases in order to make each novel have a different effect on the reader, ev...
The poem “The Road Not Taken,” Robert Frost employs personification to illustrate the literal scene of the poem. The personas vision as a Pilgrim Traveler, on a road with outlooks pointing in two directions that symbolize a fork in the road. Both of roads leads to two different types of a life style, and to choose the right road will make the difference. In the first stanza the personification shows “Two roads diverged,” in to choose which road to travel. While in the second stanza the personified mirrors, how he must make a difficult choice between the two roads, which one is the “better claim.” Frost’s poem literally exemplifies a traveler at the peak of his life who mirrors with a vision for determining to make the right choice in choosing the right road. The persona mood symbolizes what will make the difference metaphorically; the right road taken is the one that will ensure the essence of the traveler’s future. (Frost 725)’
The speaker is obsessed with time. He keeps putting a measure of time to the way he loves the young woman. He knows that they will not be young forever, nor will they live forever. “Had we but world enough and time,” he says (1). He wants them to enjoy the pleasures in life of being young. While they have the time, he tells her, “We would sit down, and think which way/ [t]o walk, and pass our long love’s day” (3-4). For someone to be so obsessed with time makes one think that the person does not know how to live and enjoy life. To obsess over time is to worry all of his time away. This is the reason the speaker feels that he has to rush things with the young woman he likes, so he tries everything to persuade her.