PART2
Speech, Voice, and Point of View
In Part 2, you delve deeper into the essentials of good writing, focusing particularly on the underpinnings of a writer’s expression and vision. Chapter 4 tackles the types of speech you can use to create different effects in your writing. Metonymy, synecdoche, personification, metaphor, and simile may collectively sound like a dizzying array of options, but you learn how each functions and where and when they’re best employed.
Strongly connected to the speech aspects of Chapter 4, Chapter 5 explores the various methods of rendering character voice. These include concepts you use in your own verbal communication, consciously or unconsciously, every day: mimicry, contrast, irony, and conflict. As with Chapter ...
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