Paper Towns by John Green
- Simple sentences: “I like consistency.” “You can’t be me.”
There’s going to be a wide variety of sentence structures within any fictional text, but within Paper Towns, simple sentences are used to accurately describe feelings that encompass the mind but are hard to put into words. They’re used to give simplicity to a character’s speech when, previously, all they’d been doing is talking in complex sentences.
- Simple sentences: “I like consistency.” “You can’t be me.”
There’s going to be a wide variety of sentence structures within any fictional text, but within Paper Towns, simple sentences are used to accurately describe feelings that encompass the mind but are hard to put into words. They’re used to give simplicity to a character’s speech when, previously, all they’d been doing is talking in complex sentences.
- Extended metaphors: “each of us start out as a water tight
vessel.” “all the strings inside him broke”
Shows deeps to character thought. The metaphors are talking about life and death and how different people think of it. These metaphors are a key theme to the novel because they help the main character, Quentin, to come to an epiphany.
Shows deeps to character thought. The metaphors are talking about life and death and how different people think of it. These metaphors are a key theme to the novel because they help the main character, Quentin, to come to an epiphany.
- Repetition of the word ‘”maybe”
Connotes uncertainness and naivety because death is something we can’t understand unless we’re dying ourselves. Quentin is unsure of his ideas as well as himself, which is portrayed in his speech.
Connotes uncertainness and naivety because death is something we can’t understand unless we’re dying ourselves. Quentin is unsure of his ideas as well as himself, which is portrayed in his speech.
-Dialogue
The text is built around dialogue between the main male and female characters, shaping their relationship.
The text is built around dialogue between the main male and female characters, shaping their relationship.
Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schneider
- Retrospective view point: “my own tragedy held out”
Ezra, the main character, is reflecting on a traumatic event that he was involved in. He talks about how a tragedy can happen to anyone, but originally never expected one would happen to him, but this experience made him wary of when something equally bad would happen to the “embarrassingly popular” boy.
- Retrospective view point: “my own tragedy held out”
Ezra, the main character, is reflecting on a traumatic event that he was involved in. He talks about how a tragedy can happen to anyone, but originally never expected one would happen to him, but this experience made him wary of when something equally bad would happen to the “embarrassingly popular” boy.
- Direct address: “Do you know those signs…?”
This is an example of inclusive language. It helps to make the writing relatable for the reader that can imagine the world of the story.
This is an example of inclusive language. It helps to make the writing relatable for the reader that can imagine the world of the story.
- Similes: “…like some sort of grotesque helicopter”
Similes use words that invoke the imagination of the reader and enrich a story by adding interest. Things are easier to describe when being related to something else, something more tangible and imaginable.
Similes use words that invoke the imagination of the reader and enrich a story by adding interest. Things are easier to describe when being related to something else, something more tangible and imaginable.
-Anecdote: “We were fanatic about Ping Pong in the summer.”
By telling stories about previous events that may otherwise have not been included in the fictional piece, the characters are given a sense of realism, making them easier to relate to. Anecdotes also add humour.
By telling stories about previous events that may otherwise have not been included in the fictional piece, the characters are given a sense of realism, making them easier to relate to. Anecdotes also add humour.
All style models use
a male perspective.
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