Monday, September 26, 2011

American Tongues

In your opinion, what is voice in literature?
Voice in literature is the tone and the way the writer speaks within their own writing or composition.

 How does a person create his voice when writing? Is creating voice an intentional/unintentional act? Is it both? Explain,
Voice is an intentional act that is created through sentence structure, synthax, word choice and the connotation towards each individual word - with all that effort that must me put into each part of the piece the voice must be intentional.

Many people in Eastern Kentucky talk around a subject according to the speaker, why do they do this? What can we learn about a writer from the way they approach/handle a topic?
Many people in Eastern Kentucky may talk around a subject because that was how they've always spoken. It is used to 'beat around the bush.' From the way a writer beats around the bush we may see what he tries to add to the piece - suspensem deciet, etc. We can learn their feelings towards the subject.

Whether it's fiction/nonfiction, why is voice important in writing?
It's important in writing because it helps get your purpose across, is entertaining,  helps make the piece be momorable, and helps to better understand the writer.

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