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Style Analysis. Analyzing the Rhetorical Devices Used in Literature. STYLE ANALYSIS : LITERARY ANALYSIS. Rhetorical or Stylistic Devices or Techniques. Diction Imagery Detail Language Syntax. Point of view Organization Structure Irony Tone/Attitude.
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Style Analysis Analyzing the Rhetorical Devices Used in Literature
STYLE ANALYSIS: LITERARY ANALYSIS Rhetorical or Stylistic Devices or Techniques • Diction • Imagery • Detail • Language • Syntax • Point of view • Organization • Structure • Irony • Tone/Attitude
Always think in terms of CONTRARY IDEAS • Good writing almost always embraces a CONTRARY • Good fiction presents the reader with a DILEMMA • Two ideas that create friction
TONE & ATTITUDE 1. What does the word “tone” mean? 2. What does the phrase “tone of voice” mean? 3. List 5 words that could describe a person’s tone of voice. An example: ANGRY.
Authors convey feelings through the pieces they write in the same way that people convey feelings through tone of voice. Authors, though, must rely only on the printed word and cannot use inflection, volume, or gestures to make their point!! • John surveyed his classmates, congratulating himself for snatching the highest grade without studying at all, unlike all the other dolts in the class. • Without specifically saying John was __________, the writer has conveyed this idea.
John surveyed his classmates, congratulating himself for snatching the highest grade without studying at all, unlike all the other dolts in the class.
John surveyed his classmates, congratulating himself for snatching the highest grade without studying at all, unlike all the other dolts in the class.
John surveyed his classmates, congratulating himself for snatching the highest grade without studying at all, unlike all the other dolts in the class.
John surveyed his classmates, congratulating himself for snatching the highest grade without studying at all, unlike all the other dolts in the class.
1. Choose one word from the tone/attitude list we created. Write one sentence on any topic that by itself (without using your word) gives the feeling of the tone you chose. Write the word here: ________________________ Write the sentence: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Now write commentary for the sentence. What words were included that conveyed the tone desired? How did the words do this?
DISCOVERING THEME Fill in the blanks as many times as you have thoughts: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ______________is a story about: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
Reflecting upon the words or phrases written, write a statement that you believe best conveys the one central message or theme that the author wants you to understand. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WRITING A THESIS STATEMENT • ANSWER THIS QUESTION: • What is the one central message or lesson expressed in the work or works studied by this author, and what element or elements of fiction does the author use to convey this message or lesson? • Your answer to this question can be your….. THESIS STATEMENT!!!!!
DICTION: The most powerful element of Style Analysis • This rhetorical device examines the author’s • WORD CHOICE • REASONS FOR CHOICE
Denotation: dictionary meaning of a word Connotation: implied meaning of a word plump = obese denotationis the same—FAT plump pleasantly fat is the connotation obese medically fat is the connotation
IMAGERY • Describes concrete words or phrases that include information perceived through the five senses. • SIGHT: description of something that can be visualized in the mind’s eye • Sparrows twittering in the eaves • Clouds piled one above the other • HEARING: description of the way something sounds or something that can be heard • Josephine’s piercing cry • Notes of a distant song
IMAGERY • TASTE: description of the way something tastes or something that can be tasted • the delicious breath of rain • she saw beyond that bitter moment • SMELL: description of the way something smells or something that can be smelled • the delicious breath of rain • the dry, savory odors were sweet • TOUCH: description of the way something feels, its texture, or something that can be touched • Pulses beat fast and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed
SAMPLE PARAGRAPH: LEVEL III 9-12 BASIC 5 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH
EMBEDDED QUOTATIONS IN CD’SEmbedded Quotations: 3-part formula • T + LI + Q = CD • T = Transition word(s) • For example, • For instance, • In addition, • Furthermore, • Moreover, • Therefore, • However, (used in place of “but”)
LI = Lead-in • Commentary—your words • Sets up circumstances surrounding the quotation being used • Q = Quotation • Sentence, phrase, or words copied from the text & placed in quotation marks
TLI CD = For example,as Louise looks out the window, she sees“the tops of trees that were all aquiver with new spring life” (474).
LANGUAGE • METAPHOR: Comparison between two objects usually unlike without the use of special words to show comparison. • And if I should live to be / The last leaf upon the tree / In the spring. • SIMILE: The most common--an expressed similarity between two objects essentially unlike. The comparison is usually made by using like or as. • Their lives glide on like waters that water the woodland. • PERSONIFICATION: The attribution of human life or characteristics to inanimate objects. • The sea waves sobbed with sorrow. • OXYMORON: An especially compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other, yet convey a truth. • The pleasing plague stole on me.
LANGUAGE • ONOMATOPOEIA: The adaptation of the sounds of words to the meaning conveyed by them. • Buzz, roar, hiss, splash, murmur, cackle • The sails did sigh like a sedge. • ALLITERATION: A repetition of letters or sounds in a series of words. More often the alliteration occurs in the initial letters. • The horn of the hunter was heard on the hillside. • ASSONANCE: the repetition of vowel sounds often in the middle of words, though sometimes at the beginning or end. • The mystery of history is crystal clear. • CONSONANCE: the repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words, though sometimes in the middle. • The band sends musical strains around the land.
SYMBOLISM • A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself. • Universal symbols: • dove—peace • skull/crossbones—death • red—anger, passion • Personal symbols: • white whale—obsession • raven—mental collapse • journey—search for truth
