Answer to Question #300046 in English for PHUMZILE ZONDI

Question

As I'm sure you've noticed, most of the history of the Baudelaire orphans is organized sequentially, a word which here means "so that the events in the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are related in the order in which they occurred." In the case of the next three chapters, however, the story is organized simultaneously, which means that you do not have to read the chapters in the order in which they appear. In chapter four, you may find the story of Violet Baudelaire's journey up to the rooftop sunbathing salon, and the unpleasant conversation she had occasion to overhear. In chapter five, you may read about Klaus's experience with certain members of the lumber industry, and a sinister plot that was devised right in front of his nose.

The above extract illustrates a number of stylistic choices made by the author. After defining literary style, list the six elements of style and apply them to the extract, identifying and explaining examples which appear in the text. 

Answer 1

the elements of style are

1. character

Your characters are the people through whom your reader experiences the tale, and the trick is to make those fictional characters feel completely real.

1. plot

 It’s the organized structure, the thing that will end up in an outline

1. setting

It determines, among other things:

The skills they’ve developed to survive

The tools they’ll have (weapons, money, clothing, transportation)

The cultural norms for communication (speech, body language, and relative rules for communication between genders, classes, and more)

1. point of view

It’s the combination of these things that create an effective POV

1. theme

The theme is a hidden element, but incredibly important: in essence, the theme is what your story is REALLY about.

1. style

Style is awesome. Style is needed. Style is the thing that makes your work stand out from everybody else’s because in essence, it’s your “voice.”