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Myers and Wukasch write in their ''Dictionary of Poetic Terms'' that "style (from the Latin for 'pointed instrument for writing,' or 'manner of speaking or writing') is the manifestation in language of a writer's individual voice and vision that are derived from his or her character..." (346). Again, style is acheived by the writer's usage of litterary techniques. | Myers and Wukasch write in their ''Dictionary of Poetic Terms'' that "style (from the Latin for 'pointed instrument for writing,' or 'manner of speaking or writing') is the manifestation in language of a writer's individual voice and vision that are derived from his or her character..." (346). Again, style is acheived by the writer's usage of litterary techniques. | ||
As Hacker points out, sentences have style that are the building blocks for the style of the entire body of work. Achieving style with sentences can be attained by parallelism, coordination, subordination, and/or other techniques such as sentence structure. | As Hacker points out, sentences have style that are the building blocks for the style of the entire body of work. Achieving style with sentences can be attained by parallelism, coordination, subordination, and/or other techniques such as sentence structure (80). | ||
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