Literary Style

Style is:

• the characteristic way an author uses language to create literature. 
• the result of the writer's habitual use of certain rhetorical patterns, including sentence length and complexity, word choice and placement, and punctuation. 
• Use of figurative language: metaphor, simile, personification, and symbolism
• Author's voice

(Charters 15)

how to Best Annotate the essays

• Note elements of White's style: language, word choice, punctuation, symbolism, figurative language, historical references, the list goes on.
• Note the effect(s) of the elements of style. 
• Let's look at the handout for guiding questions. 

Goal= through thoughtful reading and annotations, you will begin to notice, appreciate, and be confident when discussing White's style. 

IB Exam: IOC

The Individual Oral Commentary (IOC) will take place in December. 

Process:

• 20 minutes to annotate and organize an oral commentary ( you will randomly pull 1 of 20 poems previously studied)
• 8 minute oral commentary (poem only)
• 2 minutes of follow-up questions based on poem/commentary
• 10 minute discussion on either White or Morrison (determined by the roll of a dice)