1st+pd.+Author's+Style+excerpts

= Analyzing Author's Style = 1. Click on the discussion bubble at the right. 2. Type your name and the title of your book in the subject line. 3. In the message box, type up the excerpt you chose that demonstrates the style of your author. 4. On a separate sheet of paper, use the 9 stylistic aspects to analyze the style of your author.
 * 1) sentence length-does the author use mostly short sentences or long, complex sents.? Think about structure, variation, and position
 * 2) sensory details/imagery - does the author use words that appeal to your five senses?
 * 3) figurative language - do the author's words paint pictures?are similes and metaphors an important part of the author's style?
 * 4) sound devices (mostly poetry) - alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhythm, repetition
 * 5) dialogue-do the characters speak in slang or dialect? does their language seem realistic and believable?
 * 6) word choice-does the author use simple words or long, formal ones?
 * 7) tone-what sort of feeling do you have about the writing? is it loose and casual, formal and proper, or something different?
 * 8) local color/dialect - slang
 * 9) irony-sarcasm? say the opposite of what is meant? dramatic or situational?

Powerpoint on style, tone, and mood []