Monday, February 28, 2011

2.23 Diction Exercise

A Farewell to Arms By: Ernest Hemingway


Representative Words: bed, swiftly, powdered, marching, stirred, rich, fighting, flashes


Elevation: Low - casual, mediocre

Sound: Harsh - natural, mono-toned

Concreteness: Concrete - soothing, sleek, mellow

Claim: Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms soothing and mediocre description of the troops portrays mellow battle beginning to erupt.

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